A basic digital language course based on the seven-volume series of the Defense Language Institute's 47-week course in the Toishan dialect of Cantonese
This seven-volume series constitutes the Defense Language Institute (Army Language School) 47-week course in the Toishan dialect of Cantonese. Beginning lessons present the tone and sound system in romanized script. Chinese characters are introduced in the fourth lesson. (See related document AL 001 479, "Chinese Cantonese Basic Course," for a fuller presentation of the tone and writing systems for beginning students.) Lesson units consist of oral materials (basic structures presented in both romanized form and in Chinese characters), reading and writing materials, recombination and translation exercises (in the last four volumes), and a vocabulary list. The final volume of the series, volume 7, contains appended glossaries of terms of special interest to American military personnel in China. (AMM)
The course summary, basic course textbook and digital audio files are currently accessible online.
- Chinese-Cantonese (Toishan) Basic Course publication abstract on eric.ed.gov
- Basic course textbook PDF version hosted in this repository
- Textbook audio files hosted in this repository (originally hosted on Ben's Cantonese Practice Journal)
Other sites with information on this Chinese dialect, including learning materials, analysis and informal commentary.
- Taishanese Wikipedia page, including a commentary on nomenclature
- Taishanese Language Home 台山话资源网 by Stephen Li
- Hoisanva - Seik heng m seik gong by Gene Chin
- Toisanese Chop Suey by Stephen Li
- Four Counties blog by Aaron Lee
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