Publisher's Synopsis
This is a pioneering description and analysis of Hong Kong vernacular Cantonese speech style, notably the language of the Triad-dominated criminal underworld, of teenagers and of Hong Kong movies and comics.
A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life
Hardback (13 Jul 2005) | English,Chinese
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Book information
| ISBN: | 9781850654193 |
| Publisher: | Hurst & Company |
| Imprint: | Hurst & Company |
| Pub date: | 13 Jul 2005 |
| DEWEY: | 495.17 |
| DEWEY edition: | 21 |
| Language: | English,Chinese |
| Number of pages: | 492 |
| Weight: | 856g |
| Height: | 234mm |
| Width: | 162mm |
| Spine width: | 33mm |
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