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A Dictionary Of Cantonese Slang : The Language Of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs And City Life

  • A Dictionary Of Cantonese Slang : The Language Of Hong  Kong Movies, Street Gangs And City Life
  • Attribution

    prepared by Christopher Hutton and Kingsley Bolton
  • Publication Details

    Book, University of Hawai’i Press, 2005
  • Description

    The publication of this dictionary locates the discussion of its subject, Cantonese slang, within the social, cultural, and political dynamics of Hong Kong society. The “slang” of the title refers to a wide range of Hong Kong vernacular Cantonese speech styles, notably the language of the underworld (a major source of innovation in late 20th?21st century speech), of teenagers, and of Hong Kong movies and comics. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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