Format:
xi, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
ISBN:
962209709X
Note:
Zusammenfassung d. Verlags: Cantonese as Written Language Don Snow Cantonese is the only dialect of Chinese which has developed a widely known and used written form. It has played a role in publishing in the Guangdong region since the late Ming dynasty when various types of verses using Cantonese were published as mu yu shu (wooden fish books). In the early twentieth century these dialect texts were joined by Cantonese opera scripts, published as popular reading material. However, it is only since the end of World War II that written Cantonese and a "mixed code" of standard written Chinese and written Cantonese has been widely used in popular newspapers and magazines, advertising, and in private communications. Cantonese as Written Language examines this development in the broader context of diglossia, and also of the patterns by which spoken vernaculars have developed written forms in other societies. Based on primary source research, including interviews with publishers and writers who played an important role in the growth of written Cantonese, and original data on the Dialect Literature Movement in the 1940s, the author argues that this move of Cantonese into the realm of written language is closely associated with Hong Kong's distinct local culture and identity. The growth of the written vernacular also reflects the territory's evolving cultural autonomy from mainland China, as a British colony, and now as a Special Administrative Region of China
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-305) and index
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Bloomington, Ind., Indiana Univ., Diss., 1991, u.d.T.: Written Cantonese and the culture of Hong Kong
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Inhalt: List of Illustrations and Tables -- Preface -- 1. Why Study the Development of Written Cantonese? -- 2. From Spoken Vernacular to Written Language -- 3. Spoken and Written Cantonese -- 4. Written Cantonese in Pre-modern Guangdong -- 5. The Hong Kong Dialect Literature Movement -- 6. Written Cantonese in Modern Hong Kong -- 7. Why Has Use of Written Cantonese Increased? -- 8. Epilogue: The Future of Written Cantonese -- Appendix 1: Cantonese Texts -- Appendix 2: Interviews and Public Lectures -- Appendix 3: Titles of Publications and Published Works -- Appendix 4: Characters for Chinese Terms -- Notes -- References -- Index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Mundart Kantonesisch
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Schriftsprache
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Kantonesisch
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Schriftsprache
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