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Forum: Reading and Writing 19th June 2005, 08:11 AM
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For additional information about written...
For additional information about written Cantonese, those interested may wish to consult this site
(http://www.answers.com/topic/written-cantonese) .
Forum: Reading and Writing 11th June 2005, 11:59 PM
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All song lyrics can be read with Cantonese...
All song lyrics can be read with Cantonese pronunciations. Virtually every character in a Chinese
dictionary can be pronounced according to Mandarin vocal habits or Cantonese vocal habits. The
only...
Forum: Reading and Writing 6th June 2005, 04:32 AM
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This is done as described above. There is a...
This is done as described above. There is a uniform standard for pronouncing words; however there
are two slightly different standards for combining the words into sentences. One standard
applies...
Forum: Reading and Writing 5th June 2005, 08:45 PM
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Those of you familiar with the phenomenon of...
Those of you familiar with the phenomenon of Cantopop might be interested in the following quotes
form this site (http://www.answers.com/topic/cantopop) .
These quotes suggest that the majority...
Forum: Reading and Writing 4th June 2005, 08:47 PM
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The issue here is mostly with function words...
The issue here is mostly with function words (虚词). For example, Cantonese uses different words
for the concepts expressed in Mandarin by 在 zai4, 是 shi4, 的 de, verb- 了 , 不 bu4, 他
ta1, 们 men, 那儿 nar3,...
Forum: Reading and Writing 3rd June 2005, 11:59 AM
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I agree, but the majority of speakers probably do...
I agree, but the majority of speakers probably do use this structure. I was not trying to stress
so much that Cantonese and English are in the same situation, but that the situation in Cantonese
has...
Forum: Reading and Writing 2nd June 2005, 07:37 PM
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They deal with it quite easily. The simply write...
They deal with it quite easily. The simply write one way and speak another.
English is not too different. Spoken and written grammar differ more than people realize. Below
are a series of English...
Forum: Reading and Writing 1st June 2005, 06:24 PM
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I was hoping someone would come to my rescue on...
I was hoping someone would come to my rescue on issues such as this. When would you be likely to
hear people use words like 是 and 不 in daily life, only when reading written text out loud?
I made my...
Forum: Reading and Writing 1st June 2005, 06:37 AM
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I think I may have caused confusion. There are...
I think I may have caused confusion.
There are now in effect two types of Cantonese: the traditional one and the hybrid one that
conforms to Mandarin grammar and word choice. Both are pronounced...
Forum: Reading and Writing 31st May 2005, 07:29 PM
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Basically, yes, except for niche uses like trying...
Basically, yes, except for niche uses like trying to take down testimony or writing folk dramas in
local dialect.
This was the only way to read, since there was no standard dialect. In fact, my...
Forum: Reading and Writing 30th May 2005, 08:26 PM
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I agree with what Skylee posted, but wanted to...
I agree with what Skylee posted, but wanted to add a little bit more. I am relatively certain
about 95% of my facts, and invite others to correct the 5% I will get wrong.
The Qin standardization...
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