Hong Kong Cantonese: What to Do and How to Go? 香港粵語點算? by Dr. Sze-Wing Tang 鄧思穎

Hong Kong Cantonese: What to Do and How to Go? 香港粵語點算?

Dr. Sze-Wing Tang 鄧思穎
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學

March 1st, 2018
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall

The goal of this talk is twofold: to review the major grammatical properties of Hong Kong Cantonese, particularly those that cannot be found in Mandarin, and to discuss how the Cantonese grammar can be made use of for the study of Chinese linguistics and language learning. It is hoped that the discussion may instigate some interest in Cantonese linguistics and to explore and pursue meaningful directions to meet future challenges facing the development of Cantonese.

香港粵語的「點算」（dim2 syun3）有兩個意思，一個是指清點計算，另一個是指怎麼辦。這次討論，我們將圍繞「點算香港粵語」和「香港粵語點算」這兩個問題。首先檢視粵語語法的主要現象，為語法特點作一盤點，描繪梗概，以期對粵語面貌有一個宏觀的認識。基於這些認識，進一步探討粵語語法現象對漢語學習和研究的重要性，並嘗試應對現實的挑戰，思考粵語的未來。

Sze-Wing Tang is Professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his BA and MPhil from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and PhD from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests lie primarily in syntax and comparative grammar.

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