Language in Hong Kong at century's end / edited by Martha C. Pennington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pennington, Martha C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics--China--Hong Kong.

Sociolinguistics.

Bilingualism--China--Hong Kong.

Bilingualism.

Language and education--China--Hong Kong.

Language and education.

Language policy--China--Hong Kong.

Language policy.

Hong Kong (China)--Languages.

Hong Kong (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (467 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume offers a view of the linguistic situation in Hong Kong in the final years of the twentieth century, as it enters the post-colonial era.

Contents:

CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; OVERVIEW; 1. Introduction: Perspectives on Language in Hong Kong at Century's End; 2. Charting Multilingualism: Language Censuses and Language Surveys in Hong Kong; 3. Societal Accommodation to English and Putonghua in Cantonese-Speaking Hong Kong; 4. The Onset of Bilingualism in Hong Kong: LanguageChoice in the Home Domain; 5. Why Two Languages Might Be Better Than One:Motivations of Language Mixing in Hong Kong; 6. The Plight of the Purist; 7. How Does Cantonese-English Code-Mixing Work?; 8. Language Choice and Identity: The World of theHong Kong Indian Adolescent

9. Our Future English Teachers: Language Use AmongGraduate and Undergraduate TESL Students inHong Kong10. Language and Education in Hong Kong; 11. Hong Kong Language in Context:The Discourse of Ch'u; 12. By Carrot and by Rod: Extrinsic Motivation andEnglish Attainment of Tertiary Students in HongKong; 13. Learning English in Hong Kong:Making Connections Between Motivation,Language Use, and Strategy Choice; 14. Current Language Attitudes of Hong Kong ChineseAdolescents and Young Adults

15. Acculturation to English by an Ethnic Minority:The Language Attitudes of Indian Adolescents ina Hong Kong International School16. Medium of Instruction: Policy and Reality at OneHong Kong Tertiary Institution; 17. Three Languages: One Future; 18. Language Policy and Practice: A Problem ofMotivation or Priority?; 19. Language Attitudes and Language Cognitions:Future Prospects for Hong Kong; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-70469-9

9786612704697

988-220-195-4

OCLC:

654472944