{"product_id":"basic-cantonese-9780415815598","title":"Basic Cantonese","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasic Cantonese\u003c\/em\u003e introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the 28 units deals with a grammatical topic and provides associated exercises, designed to put grammar into a communicative context. Special attention is paid to topics which differ from English and European language structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eâ\u003c\/em\u003e clear, accessible format\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ lively examples to illustrate each grammar point\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ informative keys to all exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eâ glossary of grammatical terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasic Cantonese\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for students new to the language. Together with its sister volume,\u003cem\u003e Intermediate Cantonese,\u003c\/em\u003e it forms a structured course of the essentials of Cantonese grammar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Consonants \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Vowels and diphthongs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Tone \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Pronouns \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Possession: \u003cb\u003ege\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Possession and existence: \u003cb\u003eyáuh\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Being: \u003cb\u003ehaih\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Noun classifiers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Adjectives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Adverbs of manner \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Adverbs of time, frequency and duration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Comparison: \u003cb\u003egwo \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003edī\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Prepositions: space and time \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Negation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Verbs of motion: \u003cb\u003eheui \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003elàih\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Verbs of giving: \u003cb\u003ebéi\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Verbs and particles \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 Actions and events: \u003cb\u003ejó\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003egwo\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 Activities: \u003cb\u003egán \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ejyuh\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 Auxiliary verbs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 Passives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 Word order and topicalization \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 Yes\/no questions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Wh-questions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 Sentence particles \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26 Imperatives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27 Requests and thanks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28 Numbers, dates and times \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey to exercises \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary of grammatical terms\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018197827927,"sku":"9780415815598","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415815598.jpg?v=1750775995","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/basic-cantonese-9780415815598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}