Cantonese as Written Language: The Growth of a Written Chinese Vernacular

Donald Snow

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List of Illustrations and TablesPreface 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

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