Jette G. Hansen Edwards

The Politics of English in Hong Kong

Attitudes, Identity, and Use

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Produktbeschreibung

The book examines the status of Hong Kong English in light of attitudes towards Cantonese, English, and Putonghua, providing a deeper analysis of the linguistic complexity of Hong Kong. It also presents a complex examination of language attitudes in Hong Kong by focusing not only on the what of language attitudes, but also the question of for whom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781138036444
• ISBN-10: 1138036447
• Artikelnr.: 54649775

Autorenporträt

Jette G. Hansen Edwards is Professor and Head of the Department of English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: A Political and Linguistic History of Hong Kong 2.
Researching Attitudes: Theories and Methods 3. The Hong Kong Identity 4.
The Native Speaker of English in Hong Kong 5. Attitudes towards Varieties
of English in Hong Kong 6. Hong Kong English: Attitudes, Identity, and Use
7. Attitudes towards Features of Hong Kong English 8. Conclusions: The
Politics of English in Hong Kong

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1. Introduction: A Political and Linguistic History of Hong Kong 2. Researching Attitudes: Theories and Methods 3. The Hong Kong Identity 4. The Native Speaker of English in Hong Kong 5. Attitudes towards Varieties of English in Hong Kong 6. Hong Kong English: Attitudes, Identity, and Use 7. Attitudes towards Features of Hong Kong English 8. Conclusions: The Politics of English in Hong Kong