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A Dictionary of Hong Kong English

Author : Patrick J. Cummings
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888083309
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Hong Kong English written by Patrick J. Cummings and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first dictionary of Hong Kong English. It includes only words and word senses that are particular to Hong Kong English, legitimizing it as a variety in its own right. While the main focus is on contemporary language use from all domains of Hong Kong life, historical terms and references are covered as well. Entries are designed according to state of the art lexicography and show pronunciation, source language, frequency, authentic usage, and cultural conceptualizations. The dictionary also provides a brief history of Hong Kong English, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, historical place names and their current equivalents, words of Hong Kong origin now in international use, as well as further reference material. Patrick J. Cummingshas taught English and science in Hong Kong for more than a decade.Hans-Georg Wolfis chair professor for development and variation of the English language at Potsdam University, Germany.

A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang

Author : Christopher Hutton
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824815950
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang written by Christopher Hutton and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography

Author : May Holdsworth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789888083664
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography written by May Holdsworth and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography contains biographies of over 500 people who are no longer alive and who have played an important, representative or interesting part in Hong Kong history. Its specially commissioned entries encompass people from government, business, religion, sport, the army and navy, the arts and entertainment.

Hong Kong English-Chinese Legal Dictionary

Author : Patrick Chan (Justice.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789628855889
Total Pages : 2146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book Hong Kong English-Chinese Legal Dictionary written by Patrick Chan (Justice.) and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 2146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema

Author : Lisa Odham Stokes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538120623
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema written by Lisa Odham Stokes and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong cinema began attracting international attention in the 1980s. By the early 1990s, Hong Kong had become "Hollywood East" as its film industry rose to first in the world in per capita production, was ranked second to the United States in the number of films it exported, and stood third in the world in the number of films produced per year behind the United States and India. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on directors, producers, writers, actors, films, film companies, genres, and terminology. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Hong Kong cinema.

Dictionary of Cantonese Slang

Author : Christopher Hutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849046626
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Cantonese Slang written by Christopher Hutton and published by . This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary

Author : Robert S. Bauer
Publisher : ABC Chinese Dictionary
ISBN 13 : 9780824877323
Total Pages : 1248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary written by Robert S. Bauer and published by ABC Chinese Dictionary. This book was released on 2020 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cantonese is spoken by an estimated 73 million people worldwide. It remains hugely influential and a source of great pride--especially for its speakers in Hong Kong, where it flourishes as the predominant language and so sets Hong Kong apart linguistically from all of mainland China. The first and most authoritative reference of its kind to be published in the last forty years, ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary comprises about 15,000 lexical entries that are unique to the colloquial Cantonese language as it is spoken and written in Hong Kong today. Author Robert S. Bauer, a renowned lexicographer and authority on Cantonese, has utilized language documentation resources to the fullest extent by gathering material firsthand from dictionaries, glossaries, and grammars; newspapers and magazines; government records; cartoons and comic books; film and television; websites; and native speakers striding the sidewalks of Hong Kong to capture concretely contemporary Cantonese. In addition to the Introduction, which presents an exhaustive description and analysis of Hong Kong Cantonese, this dictionary's special features include: alphabetical ordering of the lexical entries by their Jyut Ping romanized Cantonese pronunciations; parts of speech; cross-referencing with semantically related lexical items; variant pronunciations and written forms in Chinese characters and English letters; explanatory notes on social status and usage (literal, figurative, slang, jargon, humorous, obscene, obsolete, etc.); information on sociocultural, historical, and political aspects; and example sentences showing lexical usage in the context of spoken Cantonese.

Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage

Author : Yutang Lin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage written by Yutang Lin and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hong Kong English

Author : Jane Setter
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748635971
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Hong Kong English written by Jane Setter and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. As a former British colony, Hong Kong used English as the language of government, law and education in the early days of colonial rule. Since the Handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997, it is no longer used as the primary language of government. However, the status of English has survived the decline of colonial rule, as English has become an international language which is indispensable for a service-oriented economy such as present-day Hong Kong. Its use is still widespread in legal contexts, and English is the medium of instruction in at least a quarter of secondary schools. Outwith the realm of education, English is important as a means of international communication in the fields of banking and finance, business, and in the tourism and hospitality industry. English is therefore integrated into Hong Kong life in various ways and this has resulted in a thriving and developing variety of English. This book describes English in Hong Kong as a linguistic phenomenon from the point of view of language structure, but also takes into account historical, socio-cultural and socio-political developments.

Hong Kong English

Author : Kingsley Bolton
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789622095533
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Hong Kong English written by Kingsley Bolton and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominant view of many linguists and educators has been that Hong Kong English is a variety of the language that is derived from, and dependent on, the metropolitan norm of British English. It has been argued that English in Hong Kong was never 'nativized' as in other Asian societies, and that it has not deserved the recognition accorded to other varieties of Asian English. The contributions to this book challenge that view in a number of ways. In addressing sociolinguistic, structural, and literary issues, they provide an up-to-date survey of current use of Hong Kong English, and redress the question of its autonomy in terms of both distinctive linguistic features and the growing literary creativity of the variety. An original and highly informed discussion on the futures for Hong Kong English, and chapters providing additional resources for the study of the variety, are also included.

Hong Kong Legal Dictionary

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789628855261
Total Pages : 1124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (552 download)

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Download or read book Hong Kong Legal Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The English-Chinese Dictionary for Hong Kong Students

Author : Yat-shing Cheung
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 599 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The English-Chinese Dictionary for Hong Kong Students written by Yat-shing Cheung and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Handbook of Asian Englishes

Author : Kingsley Bolton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118791657
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Asian Englishes written by Kingsley Bolton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this Handbook explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, The Handbook of Asian Englishes is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas. Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics

Cantonese-English/English-Cantonese Practical Dictionary

Author : Hippocrene Books (Firm)
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
ISBN 13 : 9780781813129
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Cantonese-English/English-Cantonese Practical Dictionary written by Hippocrene Books (Firm) and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary provides students and travelers with a portable yet comprehensive resource for everyday use; uses written Cantonese symbols with phonetic prounciation. Over 14,000 entries. Includes concise grammar and pronunciation section.

Hong Kong English

Author : May Wong
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137519649
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Hong Kong English written by May Wong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book systematically examines the linguistic features and socio-cultural issues of ‘Hong Kong English’. The author focuses on authentic data taken from the International Corpus of English (the Hong Kong component) and the Corpus of Global Web-based English to track the ways in which the English language in Hong Kong has been adapted by its users. She also analyses the emergence of new forms and structures in its grammar and discourse. While the phonetic and phonological aspects of this variety of English have been well documented, its grammatical peculiarities and social language use have been hitherto neglected. This book offers original insights into the grammatical and pragmatic/discoursal features of Hong Kong English and will therefore be of interest to those working in fields such as World Englishes and corpus linguistics.

Understanding English Grammar

Author : Hung Tony T.N.
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 962209726X
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Understanding English Grammar written by Hung Tony T.N. and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims at helping learners of English (particularly those whose first language is Chinese) to improve their understanding of, and their competence in, English grammar. It directly addresses the needs of Chinese learners and takes full account of their first language in helping them understand how English works by systematically requiring them to think about grammar, and to come up with their own hypotheses about how it works on the basis of the given data. The book is designed for students' learning on their own as well as in a classroom. Each chapter is accompanied by a separate 'students' notes', which the students can consult after working through all the data and exercises in each chapter, to check their own answers and to read further explanations on the grammatical points in question. This book therefore appeals to the growing number of students learning through self-access, as well as promotes independent learning among those enrolled in educational institutions. Key features: - Directly addresses the needs of Chinese learners of English - Concise, user-friendly grammar presentations followed by examples of correct use - Innovative exercises offering learners in-depth practice of key grammar points - Detailed students' notes section and a full answer key for easy reference - Suitable for use in class, or for self-study

A Dictionary of Translation Technology

Author : Sin-wai Chan
Publisher : Chinese University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789629961480
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Translation Technology written by Sin-wai Chan and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary is intended for anyone who is interested in translation and translation technology. Especially, translation as an academic discipline, a language activity, a specialized profession, or a business undertaking. The book covers theory and practice of translation and interpretation in a number of areas. Addressing and explaining important concepts in computer translation, computer-aided translation, and translation tools. Most popular and commercially available translation software are included along with their website addresses for handy reference. This dictionary has 1,377 entries. The entries are alphabetized and defined in a simple and concise manner.