Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook

by Virginia Yip, Stephen Matthews

Accessible reference grammar and exercises in a single volume

Invaluable tool for learning and revision

Thoroughly features the language as it is used today

Ideal for independent learners and class use

Genres: Linguistics

189 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Virginia Yip is Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Reviews

[Claire Binkley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is closest to what I had. I think the language has evolved from this, but to maintain Cantonese at all in the community I will return my book. I have a 1994, not 1999 copy. As a linguist, I appreciate what Yip and Matthews did, and I think you might too if you have a glance through.

The book was set up like any standard linguistics textbook, and it was explaining how to express oneself in this particular language better. While I did think it might do better for being a little more recent than what I had, I also think that grammar doesn't dramatically change over thirty years.