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Contains a set of papers and debates derived from a conference that took place in Hong Kong in 1996. Analyzes the patterns of language use that prevailed in mid 1996 and assesses the linguistic changes that might accompany the political shift. DLC: Sociolinguistics - Hong Kong.
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One Country, Two Systems, Three Languages : A Survey of Changing Language Use in Hong Kong Current Issues in Language and Society (Unnumbered)
author
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Wright, Sue
publisher
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Multilingual Matters
isbn10 | asin
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1853593966
print isbn13
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9781853593963
ebook isbn13
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9780585171746
language
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English
subject
Sociolinguistics--Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)--Languages, Chinese language--Hong Kong.
publication date
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1997
lcc
:
P40.45.H66O64 1997eb
ddc
:
306.44/095125
subject
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Sociolinguistics--Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)--Languages, Chinese language--Hong Kong.
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CURRENT ISSUES IN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
Editorial Board Dennis Ager, Paul Chilton, Helen Kelly-Holmes, Christina Schffner and Sue Wright are all members of the Institute for the Study of Language and Society at Aston University, Birmingham.
Children Talking: The Development of Pragmatic Competence LINDA THOMPSON (ed.)
Cultural Functions of Translation CHRISTINA SCHFFNER and HELEN KELLY-HOLMES (eds)
Discourse and Ideologies CHRISTINA SCHFFNER and HELEN KELLY-HOLMES (eds.)
Ethnicity in Eastern Europe: Questions of Migration, Language Rights and Education SUE WRIGHT (ed.)
Language and the State: Revitalization and Revival in Israel and Eire SUE WRIGHT
Languages in Contact and Conflict: Contrasting Experiences in the Netherlands and Belgium SUE WRIGHT (ed.)
One Country, Two Systems, Three Languages: A Survey of Changing Language Use in Hong Kong SUE WRIGHT and HELEN KELLY-HOLMES (eds.)
Monolingualism and Bilingualism: Lessons from Canada and Spain SUE WRIGHT (ed.)
Please contact us for the latest book information: Multilingual Matters Ltd, Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, BS21 7HH, England
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One Country, Two Systems, Three Languages
A Survey of Changing Language Use in Hong Kong
Edited by Sue Wright and Helen Kelly-Holmes
MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD Clevedon Philadelphia Toronto Sydney Johannesburg
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
One Country, Two Systems, Three Languages: A Survey of Changing Language Use in Hong Kong/Edited by Sue Wright and Helen Kelly-Holmes Papers and debates derive from a conference that took place in Hong Kong in 1996 Also available as Vol. 3, No. 2 of the journal Current Issues in Language and Society. Includes bibliographical references 1. SociolinguisticsHong Kong. 2. Hong KongLanguages. 3. Chinese languageHong Kong. I. Wright, Sue. II. Kelly-Holmes, Helen. P40.45.H66064 1997 306.44'095125dc21 97-2543
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 1-85359-396-6 (hbk)
Multilingual Matters Ltd
UK: Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon BS21 7HH. USA: 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007, USA. Canada: OISE, 712 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2H 3R7. Australia: P.O. Box 586, Artamon, NSW, Australia. South Africa: PO Box 1080, Northcliffe 2115, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Copyright 1997 Sue Wright, Helen Kelly-Holmes and the authors of individual articles.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher.
Printed and bound in Great Britain by Short Run Press, Exeter.
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Contents
One Country, Two Systems, Three Languages
Sue Wright
1
The Background to Language Change in Hong Kong
Godfrey Harrison And Lydia K.H. So
8
Debate
18
Aspects of the Two Language System and Three Language Problem in the Changing Society of Hong Kong
Benjamin K. Tsou
22
The (Un)Changing Role of Mandarin Chinese in Language Education in Hong Kong
Cheung-Shing Samuel Leung And Yuen-Fan Lornita Wong
34
Debate
46
Language and the Law in Hong Kong: From English to Chinese
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