Cantonese
Subtitle: a comprehensive grammar
By: Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip.
Contributors: Yip, Virginia, 1962-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 429
Subjects: Cantonese dialects -- Grammar.
Description: "While a number of grammars of Mandarin Chinese are available, no reference grammar of Cantonese has appeared in English since 1959. Developments since then, in the language as well as in linguistic description, have been far-reaching. This is the first truly comprehensive reference guide to current Cantonese as used by native speakers. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the patterns of use in today's Cantonese"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 418-421) and index.