Cantonese Books

New and Published Books

1. China's Assimilationist Language Policy

   The Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony

   Edited by Gulbahar H. Beckett, Gerard A. Postiglione

   Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

   China has huge ethnic minorities – over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China’s policies towards minority languages have varied, changing from policies which have accommodated minority languages to policies which have encouraged integration. At...

   Published October 26th 2011 by Routledge
2. Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar

   2nd Edition

   By Stephen Matthews, Virginia Yip

   Series: Routledge Comprehensive Grammars

   Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Cantonese as spoken by native speakers in Hong Kong. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in current Cantonese. This makes it the ideal reference source for all...

   Published December 12th 2010 by Routledge
3. Colloquial Cantonese 2nd edition

   2nd Edition

   By Dana Bourgerie

   Series: Colloquial Series

   These two 60-miniute CDs, recorded by native speakers of Cantonese, are an invaluable component of the Colloquial Cantonese course. While reinforcing material from the book, the CDs also contain a variety of additional exercises, including role-playing, and a useful guide to pronunciation. Course...

   Published June 10th 2010 by Routledge
4. Intermediate Cantonese

   A Grammar and Workbook

   By Virginia Yip, Stephen Matthews

   Series: Grammar Workbooks

   Intermediate Cantonese is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language. Each of the 25 units combines clear, concise grammar explanations with communicatively-oriented exercises to help build confidence and fluency.* Suitable for...

   Published September 13th 2000 by Routledge
5. Basic Cantonese

   A Grammar and Workbook

   By Virginia Yip, Stephen Matthews

   Series: Grammar Workbooks

   This Grammar and Workbook is ideal for learners of Cantonese wishing to take their knowledge of the language beyond the elementary level. Its twenty-eight units highlight the key building blocks of sentence structure and comprise a structured introduction to essential grammar points. Each unit...

   Published October 13th 1999 by Routledge