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Contents Acknowledgements i x Introduction 1 The Linguistic Context 1 1 The Non-linguistic Context 2 7 Conclusion 3 3 Appendix: Th e Cantonese songs and thei r translations in English 3 5 1. Sla p Your Thighs 3 7 2. Touc h the Bug 3 9 3. Cla p Your Little Hands 4 1 4. Sittin g Side by Side 4 1 5. Ro w a Big Boat 4 1 6 . Turn Roun d an d Roun d 4 3 7. Row, Row , Ro w 4 5 8. O h Little Cockerel (1) 4 7 9. O h Little Cockerel (2) 4 9 10. O h Little Cockerel (3) 4 9 11. O h Little Cockerel (4) 4 9 12. O h Little Cockerel (5) 5 1 13. O h Little Cockerel (6) 5 1 14. Littl e Sparrow 5 3 15. O h Little Sparrow 5 3 16. Littl e Mynah Bird 5 3 viii Content s 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. The Moon is Bright (1) The Moon is Bright (2) The Moon is Bright (3) The Moon is Bright (4) The Moon is Bright (5) Go to Sleep, My Little Babe (1) Go to Sleep, My Little Babe (2) Go to Sleep, My Little Babe (3) Go to Sleep, My Little Babe (4) The Dragon Boat s Oh Olive Pit The Cow Ploughs the Fields There is a Young Girl The Rain is Pouring Dow n Little Cowherd, Little Boy Scarface Twitche s Here's a New and Novel Tale I Remember Life was Better when I was Youn g 55 57 57 59 61 63 63 65 65 65 67 67 69 69 71 73 73 75 ...

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