“I just thought that the language sounded really fun.” She decided to learn Cantonese to communicate with her friend’s mother, who did not speak English. For most foreigners, learning ...

New wave of Hong Kong parents overseas are creating tools to ensure their language and culture do not disappear from the next generation.

Despite this gruelling introduction to learning languages, Chau — now in her 40s —has decided to enrol her children in Cantonese classes — even though she's aware the 2,000-year-old language ...

Alderete, John, Queenie Chan, Macarius Chan, Gloria Fan, and Olivia Nickel. 2017. Cantonese grammar synopsis. Manuscript, Simon Fraser University. Summary: 53 page ...

One of Canada's oldest and once-shuttered Cantonese language schools is back by popular demand. Vancouver's Mon Keang School closed its doors in 2011 due to low enrolment, but its directors say ...

The move appears to put threatened Chinese regional dialects such as Cantonese and Hokkien under even greater pressure, along with minority languages such as Tibetan, Mongolian and Uighur.