Cantonese language
Cantonese Language
Cantonese (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cantonese language
- Wikipedia's article - Cantonese language
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a variety of Chinese spoken in the city of Guangzhou (also known as Canton) and its surrounding area in southeastern China. It is the traditional prestige variety of the Yue Chinese dialect group, which has about 68 million native speakers.
Etymology
The term "Cantonese" is derived from Canton, the former English name of Guangzhou. This term was in use for the entire Pearl River Delta region and its people before the Sino-British contact.
Phonology
Cantonese has a reputation as a difficult language because of its complex tone system. Cantonese has six lexical tones.
Vocabulary
Cantonese vocabulary is somewhat different from other Chinese languages, due to its history, geographical location, and influence from other languages such as English and Portuguese.
Grammar
Cantonese grammar is similar to other Chinese languages, but there are some significant differences. For example, Cantonese tends to use more particles than Mandarin.
Writing system
Cantonese is written with Chinese characters, but it has a unique set of characters not used in other varieties of Chinese.
Related terms
- Chinese language
- Guangzhou
- Yue Chinese
- Pearl River Delta
- Tone (linguistics)
- English language
- Portuguese language
- Particle (grammar)
- Chinese characters
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