Language Centre Resources - Chinese

Cantonese

Yue is a group of languages in the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The most widely spoken form of Yue, that of Canton, provides an umbrella term for the whole complex - Cantonese. Yue is spoken in areas of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, Hong Kong and Macau. Over 64 million people speak a Yue dialect in the People's Republic of China and adjacent territories.

SCRIPT = Traditional Chinese characters plus additional characters developed in the Yue context;  Romanised systems: Meyer-Wempe; Barnett-Chao; Lau (1977) ; Yale; Jyut Ping (1993)

Courses

Colloquial Cantonese : the complete course for beginners	CT C. 1 (PACK1) + (PACK2)
Communicate in Cantonese	CT C. 2 (PACK)
Intermediate Cantonese : volume I and II	CT CD 1-36; CT CD vol. I and II *
Quick and easy Cantonese	CT C. 4 (PACK)

Dictionaries

The Right word in Cantonese

EZ 495.11 EBR 2

Grammar

Basic Cantonese : a grammar and workbook	EZ 495.11 EK 1
Cantonese : a comprehensive grammar	EZ 495.11 EK.3
Intermediate Cantonese : a grammar and workbook	EZ 495.11 EK 2

Films

2046	CT L 9(DVD) *
Qiuyue	CT L 3(DVD)
Sinnui yauwan	CT L 8(DVD) *
Wong Fei-Hung	CT L 4(DVD)