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Cantonese is a language from southern China that is spoken by
roughly 70 million people worldwide. It is the language of Hong
Kong cinema and has traditionally been the most prominent language
spoken in Chinatowns around the world. People choose to learn
Cantonese for a variety of social and economic reasons: because it
is a heritage language that one's relatives speak; because it is
the language of one's partner and monolingual in-laws; because it
is necessary for living and working in Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou,
or other Cantonese-speaking communities; because it is the bridge
to fully appreciating and understanding Cantonese culture; or
simply because it is an irresistible challenge. Whatever the
motivation, more and more people are choosing to learn Cantonese as
an additional language. This book discusses many issues related to
both acquiring and teaching Cantonese. If you are a learner of
Cantonese, this long overdue volume is essential to understanding
both the grammatical and the social issues involved with learning
this notoriously difficult language. If you are a teacher, this
book will be invaluable to gaining insight into your students'
motivations and needs. And finally, if you are an applied linguist,
the unique aspects related to the acquisition of Cantonese offer a
fascinating contribution to the literature.
Cantonese is a language from southern China that is spoken by
roughly 70 million people worldwide. It is the language of Hong
Kong cinema and has traditionally been the most prominent language
spoken in Chinatowns around the world. People choose to learn
Cantonese for a variety of social and economic reasons: because it
is a heritage language that one's relatives speak; because it is
the language of one's partner and monolingual in-laws; because it
is necessary for living and working in Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou,
or other Cantonese-speaking communities; because it is the bridge
to fully appreciating and understanding Cantonese culture; or
simply because it is an irresistible challenge. Whatever the
motivation, more and more people are choosing to learn Cantonese as
an additional language. This book discusses many issues related to
both acquiring and teaching Cantonese. If you are a learner of
Cantonese, this long overdue volume is essential to understanding
both the grammatical and the social issues involved with learning
this notoriously difficult language. If you are a teacher, this
book will be invaluable to gaining insight into your students'
motivations and needs. And finally, if you are an applied linguist,
the unique aspects related to the acquisition of Cantonese offer a
fascinating contribution to the literature.
This book discusses the morphological properties of intonation,
building on past research to support the long-recognized
relationship between the functions and meanings of discourse
particles and the functions and meanings of intonation. The
morphological status of intonation has been debated for decades,
and this book provides evidence from the literature combined with
new and compelling empirical evidence to show that specific
intonational forms correspond to specific segmental discourse
particles. Based on the conclusion that intonation is in the
lexicon, it proposes syntactic positions for intonational meanings
using a cartographic approach. It also describes how intonation is
represented in speakers' minds, which has important implications
for first and second language acquisition as well as for theories
and approaches to artificial speech recognition and production.
This book is of interest to theoretical and applied linguists, as
well as to anyone whose research and interests relate in any way to
intonation.
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