Penang Hokkien–English Dictionary - Siew Imm Tan

Penang Hokkien–English Dictionary

With an English–Penang Hokkien Glossary

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Buch | Softcover
526 Seiten
2016
Sunway University Press (Verlag)
978-967-13697-1-5 (ISBN)
16,15 inkl. MwSt
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A user-friendly lexicon for both native speakers and learners of the Penang Hokkien language, this dictionary lists Hokkien words and terms, and their definitions in English, as well as literal translations, culture-specific terms and common phrases. It is the first comprehensively dictionary of Penang Hokkien and carries over 12,000 entries.

The unique language of Penang Hokkien is spoken in the Northern States - Perlis, Kedah and Penang - and the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia. Over a significant amount of time, the spoken Hokkien language has evolved and this new dictionary carefully captures the changes that have arisen. Apart from definitions in English, this dictionary offers a glossary of English words and their Penang Hokkien translations, as well as explanations and examples on how words or phrases are used.

This lexicon is suitable for both natural speakers of Penang Hokkien and those who wish to be more familiar with the language.

Tan Siew Imm was born and bred in Penang and is a native speaker of Penang Hokkien. She studied at Convent Light Street and St Xavier's Institution, and later pursued her education at Universiti Malaya (UM), where she obtained her B.A. (Hons) in English Literature, Dip. Ed. (TESL) and M.A. (Applied Linguistics). She has been a reporter (with a major English daily), a tutor with UM's Department of English, a teacher at secondary schools, an invigilator for Malaysia's national examinations, and an English Editor with a leading book publisher. She also co-authored an Academic English workbook, Write Now! (first and second editions). At Sunway University, she taught academic reading and writing to degree and diploma undergraduates majoring in Business, Hospitality and Psychology, and was also a judge in the university's Oxbridge essay-writing and public-speaking competitions. Now retired, she is working on a Penang Hokkien picture dictionary.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.6.2016
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 695 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 967-13697-1-5 / 9671369715
ISBN-13 978-967-13697-1-5 / 9789671369715
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