One Country, Two Systems, Three Languages

Changing Language Use in Hong Kong
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-1-85359-396-3
Verlag: Channel View Publications - IPSUK

Buch, Englisch, 104 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 320 g

Reihe: Multilingual Matters

In 1997, Hong Kong has the attention of the world as it moves from being one of the most liberal market economies to inclusion in one of the few remaining states which might be termed communist. The set of papers and debates in this volume derive from a conference that took place in Hong Kong one year before this changeover and in which the participants attempted to analyse the patterns of language use that prevailed in mid-1996 and to assess the linguistic changes that might accompany the political shift. This interest in recognising and predicting language change stems in part from a belief that language shifts are a useful barometer for societal change: they may reflect the extent of contact that is occurring between speakers; they are often an accurate indicator of a changing focus for group loyalty; they may bear witness to the pressure of economic or political forces. In the Hong Kong context the interesting question is whether this society will be able to manage the triglossia which it now plans. The world watches to see if China and Hong Kong can manage the one country, two systems solution agreed on by the UK and the PRC. Those interested in language will be watching to see if one country, two systems, three languages can be achieved.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wright, Sue

Kelly-Holmes, Helen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Sue Wright: One Country, Two Systems, Three Languages

Godfrey Harrison and Lydia K.H. So: The Background to Language Change in Hong Kong

Debate

Benjamin K. Tsou: Aspects of the Two Language System and Three Language Problem in the Changing Society of Hong Kong

Cheung-Shing Samuel Leung and Yuen-Fan Lornita Wong: The (Un)Changing Role of Mandarin Chinese in Language Education in Hong Kong

Debate

Alice Lee: Language and the Law in Hong Kong: From English to Chinese

Debate

John E. Joseph: English in Hong Kong: Emergence and Decline

Debate

Lydia K.H. So: Tonal Changes in Hong Kong Cantonese

Debate

Eric Zee: Phonological Changes in Hong Kong Cantonese

Debate

Über Autor(innen)

Kelly-Holmes, Helen
Helen Kelly-Holmes is Professor of Applied Languages at Ollscoil Luimnigh/University of Limerick. Helen’s work focuses on the interrelationship between media, markets, technologies and languages and the management of these relationships. She is particularly interested in the economic aspects of multilingualism in relation to minority languages and the global political economy of English, and she has published widely on these topics.  Recent books include: Language, Global Mobilities, Blue-Collar Workers and Blue-collar Workplaces (Edited with K. Gonçalves, Routledge, 2020); Sociolinguistics from the Periphery: Small Languages in New Circumstances (with S. Pietikainen, A. Jaffe & N. Coupland - Cambridge University Press, 2016).

Wright, Sue
Sue Wright is a lecturer in the School of Language and European Studies at Aston University. Her research interests are multilingualism and language policy in Europe.

Sue Wright is a lecturer in the School of Language and European Studies at Aston University. Her research interests are multilingualism and language policy in Europe.

Helen Kelly-Holmes is a lecturer in German in the School of Languages and European Studies, Aston University, Birmingham. Her main research interests include intercultural aspects of market and media discourses (in particular advertising) and how these relate to identities and perceptions of identities.