The Politics of English in Hong Kong: Attitudes, Identity, and Use

ISBN-13: 9781138036444 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 230 str.

Jette G. Hansen Edwards

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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