Wikibooks:Requests for deletion/Cantonese/Lesson 10

Cantonese/Lesson 10
Nearly all Cantonese words (excluding loanwords) are from Old Chinese except for a few Baiyue words, so it seems unnecessary to compile a list of all those words. I get the feeling the author of this module meant to say 'Cantonese words not present in Putonghua that stem from Old Chinese', but that is a) not helpful to learners and b) probably will be used to illustrate 'Cantonese superiority over Putonghua' or 'Cantonese is not inferior to Putonghua) (which is a POV), considering that nearly all of these lists nowadays are used to push this POV. I suggest deleting. Kayau 11:23, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep I don't understand the point about the POV. If you're learning Cantonese, you need to learn Cantonese words, and whether they are the same as words in Old Chinese or Old High German is irrelevant unless you also know these other languages.--Abramsky (discuss • contribs) 20:01, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I have nothing against people learning words from Old Chinese, but the point is, 99% of the words they'll learn are from Old Chinese anyway. French textbooks don't have a chapter on French words of Latinate origin... Kayau (talk · contribs) 12:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Modern French textbooks do not, even if they would provide a broader understanding especially to speakers of other Latin based languages. Not defending a position on the discussion, only contextualizing your observation. --Panic (discuss • contribs) 13:02, 11 April 2013 (UTC)