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	Cantonese ( 粤语 )
		Cantonese (粤语) is one of the major dialect groups or languages of the Chinese language or language family.
		The Guangzhou dialect is also spoken in Hong Kong, a financial and cultural capital of southern China.
		In addition to the Guangzhou dialect, the Taishan dialect, one of the sei yap or siyi (四邑) dialects that come from Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Southern China and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
	www.chinadetail.com /Culture/LanguagesCantonese.php (491 words)

	Taishan dialect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Toisanese or the Taishan dialect (台山話 Toisanese: Hoi4 saan6 wa1, Cantonese: toi4 saan1 wa6), or Seiyap (四邑), is a Chinese dialect (or group of very similar dialects) spoken in and around Taishan, in Guangdong province.
		Toisanese originates from the Taishan region, where it is spoken.
		The Taishan region was a major source of Chinese immigrants in the Americas in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taishan_dialect (522 words)

	Taishan International Web - English Version Introduction
		Taishan (also known as Taishanshi or Taishan City) is a small beautiful famous Chinese city located 140 kilometers west of Hong Kong, 100 kilometers southwest of Guanzhou, or 80 kilometers west of Macau.
		Taishan is thus ranked as one of Guangdong's Province advanced educational city and one of China's top hundred cities in technological strength.
		Taishan was founded in the 12th year of the Hongzhi Reign during the Ming Dynasty.
	www.taishan.com /english (1151 words)

	cantonese dialect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As more and different kinds of Chinese emigrate however, the situation is now changing, so that Min (Hokkien, or Fujianese dialect speakers) and Wu dialect speakers are also now heard, as well as Mandarin in increasing numbers from Taiwanese and mainland immigrants.
		Hanyu is mandatory through the state education system, but in the household, the popularization of Cantonese-language media (Hong Kong films, television serials, and cantopop, most notably), isolation from the north, and the economic strength of the Cantonese diaspora ensure that the language has a life of its own.
		However, they have similarity in their pronunciations that word's tones are correspondent in the two dialects.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Cantonese_dialect.html (1097 words)

	Taishan dialect - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Taishanese (台山話 Taishanese: Hoi4 saan6 wa1, Cantonese: toi4 saan1 wa6), or Seiyap, is a Chinese dialect (or group of very similar dialects) spoken in and around Taishan, in Guangdong province.
		Taishanese originates from the Taishan region, where it is spoken.
		Taishanese is spoken by older generations of Chinese people, as well as Chinese of Taishan descent, but often, usage of Taishanese is giving way to Cantonese, due the popularity, standardization, prestige, and usage in education of standard Cantonese.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /taishanese.htm (497 words)

	Cantonese (linguistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Guangzhou dialect is the lingua franca of not just Guangdong province, but also the overseas Cantonese diaspora, spoken by about 70 million Cantonese worldwide.
		The Guangzhou dialect is also spoken in Hong Kong, a financial and cultural capital of southern China.
		In addition to the Guangzhou dialect, the Taishan dialect, one of the sei yap or siyi (四邑) dialects that come from Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Southern China and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cantonese_language (2300 words)

	Encyclopedia: Cantonese language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Yu dialect", formal) is one of the major dialects of the Chinese language.
		For instance, sei yap or siyi (四邑) dialect, from the Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Southern China and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
		Hanyu or Mandarin is mandatory through the state education system, but in the Southern household, the popularization of Cantonese-language media (Hong Kong films, television serials, and Cantopop, most notably), isolation from the other regions of China, and the healthy economy of the Cantonese diaspora ensure that the language has a life of its own.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cantonese-language (2032 words)

	Cantonese (linguistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Yuè (Guangdong) dialect") is one of the major dialect groups or languages of the Chinese language or language family.
		The Guangzhou dialect is the lingua franca of not just Guangdong province, but also the overseas Cantonese diaspora, spoken by about 70 million Cantonese worldwide, rivalled overseas only by the 40 million speakers of Hokkien, many of whom are located throughout Southeast Asia.
		Hànyǔ 漢語 or Mandarin is mandatory through the state education system, but in the Southern household, the popularization of Cantonese-language media (Hong Kong films, television serials, and Cantopop, most notably), isolation from the other regions of China, and the healthy economy of the Cantonese diaspora ensure that the language has a life of its own.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cantonese_(linguistics) (2205 words)

	Chinese dialect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although dialect is often used to translate the Chinese term (fangyan), the linguistic difference between the spoken versions of the dialects are greater than what would be considered separate languages in Europe.
		The general situation is one of dialect continuum where one can understand perfectly people speaking the local dialect and that the intelligibility decreases as the the speaker comes from more and more distant regions.
		Wu dialect is notable among Chinese dialects in having kept voiced consonants, such as /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/, etc. (These may in fact be better described as voiceless consonants that create a voiced breathy element across the syllable: i.e.
	www.portaljuice.com /chinese_dialect.html (1078 words)

	Ethnologue report for China
		Dialects: Yuehai (Guangfu, Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese, Shatou, Shiqi, Wancheng), Siyi (Seiyap, Taishan, Toisan, Hoisan, Schleiyip), Gaolei (Gaoyang), Qinlian, Guinan.
		The western dialect is reported to be fairly uniform and is considered to be the standard (from Dayan town in Lijiang County).
		Dialects: Spoken by members of the Achang nationality, and some consider it to be a dialect of Achang.
	www.the-travel-masters.com /tracker2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ethnologue.com%2Fshow_country.asp%3Fname%3DChina (8374 words)

	Cantonese (linguistics) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cantonese is most commonly spoken in Hong Kong, the financial and cultural capitol of the Cantonese diaspora, and in one form or another in many if not most Chinatowns around the world.
		For instance, sei yap or siyi (四邑) dialect, from the Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from the mainland and even by third-generation Chinese Americans alike.
		Despite the broad area over which Cantonese is spoken, most universities in the US do not and have not historically taught Cantonese, but Mandarin, which is used officially by both the People's Republic of China and Republic of China, and formerly in Imperial China as the court dialect.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Cantonese_Chinese (1363 words)

	Taishan - China-related Topics Q-T - China-Related Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Taishan (台山 pinyin: Tandaacute;ishān; Standard CantoneseCantonese: Toisan; local: Hoisan) is a coastal city in Guangdong Province, China.
		Taishan was founded as Xinning District (新寧縣) in the 12th year of the Hongzhi Emperor of ChinaHongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty.
		The locals natively speak Taishan dialectTaishanese, or sei yap (four counties), usually considered to be similar to Cantonese Chinese.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Taishan (420 words)

	Cantonese_language information. LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
		The Guangzhou dialect is also spoken in Hong Kong, one of the financial and cultural centres of the world.
		In addition to the Guangzhou dialect, the Taishan dialect, one of the sei yap or siyi (åé‘) dialects that come from Guangdong counties from whence a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Taishan and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
		The dialect of Zhongsan in Pearl River Delta is spoken by many Chinese immigrants in Hawaii, and some in San Francisco and in the Sacramento River Delta (see Locke, California); it is much closer to Cantonese than the Taishan dialect, but has "flatter" tones in pronunciation than Cantonese.
	language.school-explorer.com /Cantonese (3528 words)

	Languages of Guangdong Province and Taishan County in particular
		Given all the dialects that exist within Cantonese, the language is sometimes referred to as a group of Cantonese dialects, and not just Cantonese.
		For instance, there is as much of a difference between the dialects of Taishan and Nanning, as there is between Italian and French.
		The language was extremely difficult for outsiders to learn, as it was a violent mixture of local Chinese dialects and languages, and is now almost extinct.
	www.apex.net.au /~jgk/taishan/langs.html (1083 words)

	UCLA Language Materials Project Language Profiles Page
		Thus, an educated speaker of any of the language varieties recognizes written Chinese, but may pronounce it in his or her own "dialect." These "dialects," however, are not mutually intelligible.
		The dialect of Guangzhou is a prestige variant and the model for the rest of Guangdong province.
		Dialectal differences in ancient China were noted as early as the Chunqiu (770-476 BC) period.
	www.lmp.ucla.edu /Profile.aspx?LangID=73 (1475 words)

	The Chinese Experience in America
		Taishan or Xinning, and Xinhui) while the laboring class came from a variety of regions.
		dialect groups there was a long history of rivalry, and sometimes conflict.
		Taishan people soon joined it, leaving the Sze Yup Company defunct; ultimately the Sze Yup Company lost its representation on the council of the Four Houses to the Kong Chow Company.
	servercc.oakton.edu /~billtong/chinaclass/History/chiam.htm (10107 words)

	CANTONESE (LINGUISTICS) FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The name is derived from ''Canton'', a former romanized Western name for Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.Different dialects of Cantonese are spoken depending on area.
		The Guangzhou dialect is the ''lingua_franca'' of not just Guangdong province, but also the overseas Cantonese diaspora, spoken by about 70 million Cantonese worldwide.
		In addition to the Guangzhou dialect, the Taishan_dialect, one of the ''sei yap'' or ''siyi'' (四邑) dialects that come from Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Southern China and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
	www.bluestarbase.com /Cantonese_(linguistics) (2277 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Forum > Toisan...??
		Toisan (台山) is a dialect spoken in the Toisan region, a rural area maybe 50 kilometers west of Guangzhou and maybe 20 kilometers north of Zhuhai.
		Taishan was founded as Xinning District (新寧縣) in the 12th year of the Hongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty.
		Jan 4 2005, 12:52 AM yeah toisan is a dialect in china..i dunno, but i heard it was spoken mostly in farm areas.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t3046.html (1827 words)

	Cantonese (linguistics) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is mainly spoken in the part of Mainland China Hong Kong Macau by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
		As more and different kinds Chinese emigrate however the situation is now so that Min (Hokkien or Fujianese dialect speakers) and Wu dialect speakers are also now heard as as Mandarin in increasing numbers from Taiwanese and mainland immigrants.
		Hanyu is mandatory through the state system but in the household the popularization Cantonese-language media (Hong Kong films television serials Cantopop most notably) isolation from the north the economic strength of the Cantonese diaspora that the language has a life of own.
	www.freeglossary.com /Cantonese_(linguistics) (1159 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Cantonese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Standard Cantonese is the prestige and mainstream (sub)dialect of Cantonese, historically based on that of Guangzhou, also usually simply called Cantonese.
		Cantonese includes other (sub)dialects, such as Taishan dialect or Waitau.
		Cantonese cuisine: cuisine of the style historically popularized in Guangzhou, or broadly, among Chinese communities abroad with origins in Guangdong.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Cantonese (331 words)

	Home to Overseas Chinese - Oversea Chinese Corner - GD In Brief - Newsgd
		The Tang dialect, once prevalent among Chinese Americans, was actually the Taishan dialect rather than pure Cantonese.
		Although these overseas Chinese laborers were at the bottom of the social ladder, with low incomes and virtually no opportunities for education, some of them managed to save money, and on their return home opened factories.
		In Canada, for instance, there are many of the Chinese community of close to 1 million coming from counties on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta (the so-called "4 Counties" of Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and Xinhui).
	www.newsgd.com /gd/overseachinesecorner/200305140242.htm (474 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Chinese dialects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The following is a list of major Chinese dialects.
		In addition to the dialects given below, it is customary to speak informally of dialects belonging to each province, e.g.
		These designations do not always correspond to classifications used by linguists, but each nevertheless has approximate, stereotypical characteristics of its own.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Chinese-dialects (131 words)

	ALS2k conference - Abstract - Cecilia Szeto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Adopting methods used by Whaley et al (1999), texts and sentences in each dialect were read to a group of 20 local Cantonese speakers, who were asked to indicate what words, sentences and texts they understood.
		Results show that intelligibility is high only for the Taishan dialect which belongs, like Cantonese, to the Yue dialect group.
		For the remaining dialects, intelligibility was low, and restricted to cases where similarity in lexicon and/or syntactic structure prevails.
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /ling/archive/als2000/szeto.html (210 words)

	Learn Cantonese with Using Chinese the online Free Learning Language help website
		"Yụet (Guangdong) language") is one of the major dialect groups or languages of the Chinese language or language family.
		It is mainly spoken in parts of southern Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, by Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese of Guangdong and Hong Kong origin worldwide.
		In addition to the Guangzhou dialect, the Taishan dialect, one of the sei yap or siyi (四邑;) dialects that come from Guangdong counties where a majority of Exclusion-era Cantonese-Chinese immigrants emigrated, continues to be spoken both by recent immigrants from Southern China and even by third-generation Chinese Americans of Cantonese ancestry alike.
	cantonese.usingchinese.com (378 words)

	The Peking Duck: Dialects disappearing in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Modernization and the Three Gorges Dam are among the catalysts for vanishing dialects and greater adoption of putonghua.
		What has added to the confusion between the word ‘dialect’ and ‘language’ is the written form, which is of course common among the Chinese dialects (or languages), though there are minor ‘dialectal’ peculiarities.
		My guess is that the dialects/ languages of large areas and functional units (Shanghai, Beijing, the Cantonese area) but that the little niche dialects will disappear as their social unit becomes overwhelmed by the national culture.
	www.unipeak.com /gethtml.php?_u_r_l_=aHR0cDovL3Bla2luZ2R1Y2sub3JnL2FyY2hpdmVzLzAwMTYzNS5waHA= (2518 words)

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