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

Providing a description and analysis of Hong Kong vernacular Cantonese speech styles, notably the language of the Triad-dominated criminal underworld, of teenagers and of Hong Kong movies and comics, this reference text is arranged alphabetically in both Cantonese and English.

Summary

Providing a description and analysis of Hong Kong vernacular Cantonese speech styles, notably the language of the Triad-dominated criminal underworld, of teenagers and of Hong Kong movies and comics, this reference text is arranged alphabetically in both Cantonese and English.

Product details

• Authors: Kingsley Bolton, Christopher M. Hutton
• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781850654193
• ISBN: 978-1-85065-419-3
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 234 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 856 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries