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A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang

A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life

Hardback (13 Jul 2005) | English,Chinese

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is a pioneering description and analysis of Hong Kong vernacular Cantonese speech style, notably the language of the Triad-dominated criminal underworld, of teenagers and of Hong Kong movies and comics.

Book information

ISBN: 9781850654193
Publisher: Hurst & Company
Imprint: Hurst & Company
Pub date:
DEWEY: 495.17
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English,Chinese
Number of pages: 492
Weight: 856g
Height: 234mm
Width: 162mm
Spine width: 33mm