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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (14 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415193850
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415193856
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 186,643 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Special attention is paid to topics which differ from English and European language structures. It is ideal for students new to the language.

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Basic Cantonese introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Each of the 28 units deals with a grammatical point and provides associated exercises, devised to perfect communication skills. Special attention is paid to topics which differ from English and European language structures.
Features include:
* clear, accessible format
* Lively examples to illustrate each grammar point
* full key to exercises
* glossary of grammatical terms.
Basic Cantonese is ideal for students new to the language. Together with its sister volume, Intermediate Cantonese, it forms a compendium of the essentials of Cantonese grammar.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for students of Cantonese, 7 Oct 2000
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This book is a must-have for any student of Cantonese language. The book relies heavily on linguistic/grammatical terms to get each grammar point across to the reader, but as compensation, a glossary of grammatical terms is provided.

The essential elements of Cantonese grammar are introduced and explained in separate units, there are 18 units altogether. Each grammar point is explained as straight-forwardly as possible, with an accompanying example in Cantonese (Yale romanisation). At the end of each unit a test is provided.

A slight let-down is the exclusion of Chinese characters. This book just briefly touches the grammar and semantics of the language, for further info read: Intermediate Cantonese, and Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar, by the same Authors, and publishers.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Tool , 21 Mar 2008
I bought this book a couple of weeks ago and I am very pleased with the contents. I am a beginner and so far I had only learnt a few words from my friend who is a native speaker but it is difficult for her to explain the grammar. I have only gone through a few chapters but I am already understanding better the pronounciation and the structure. I can start to make full sentences in Cantonese rather than just saying words or expressions.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars no-script WORKbook, 20 Feb 2009
By Richard Almasi "TheHunn" (Europa) - See all my reviews
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For a language/dialect spoken by 100 million people or so, there is disproportionately little material for studying it, at least in the West and in English.

Reasons why I think learners should get this book:

1. many varied exercises

2. extensive pronunciation exercises

3. short chapters for smoother progress

4. clearly explained in non-technical manner

5. alot of examples

There is no script used in this book, everything is in romanization.
The pronunciation is covered in the first chapters, with many exercises.
Also, keep in mind that this is first and foremost a workbook, not a reference book - the chapters are are sequential to a high degree.

The excercises cover: translations, adding the right particle into a sentence, and a couple of other chapter-based grammar excercises.

I do have two complaints though, which prevent me from giving it 5/5:
i) there are too many new words in each chapter
ii)there is no vocabulary list for each chapter

It is difficult for the beginner to assimilate so many new words: there are new words in almost every sentence.
I think they should have followed the same format as in the books
'Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook' and 'Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook' by the same publisher.
The vocabulary format in both those other books are much better than in this one.

So, for learning new vocabulary this book gets a low score from me.
In teaching grammar it gets 5/5.

Do I still recommend this book?
Well, before finding this book, how many other Cantonese grammar-books that includes excercises did you find out there ?
Your answer is probably the same as mine was: none really.
So for lack of other options this book is as good as it gets.
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