LING6014 The History and Structure of Cantonese

Prof. Stephen Matthews

MA Elective course. Sem 2
Saturday, 9:30 am – 12:20 pm
Venue: CPD-2.14, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus

Course Description

This course offers a wide-ranging account of Cantonese in all of its major facets: its origins, historical development, phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexis, as well as dialectal and social variation. Recent advances in research on Cantonese will also be discussed and reviewed.

Course Details

Assessment:
100% coursework

Please see course moodle for course information and lecture notes/handouts (HKU portal login required).

Course Timeslots (1)

SAT
9:30 am - 12:20 pm
(CPD-2.14)