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This volume provides an overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. As a former British colony, Hong Kong used English as the language of government, law and education in the early days of colonial rule. Since the Handover from British to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Setter, Jane
Other Authors: Wong, Cathy S. P., Chan, Brian Hok-Shing, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010.
Series:Dialects of English.
Subjects:
Chinese University of Hong Kong > Art Museum
English language > Dialects > China > Hong Kong.
Anglais (Langue) > Dialectes > Chine > Hongkong.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
English language > Syntax
English language > Dialects
Englisch
Sprachvariante
China > Hong Kong
Hongkong
Englisch.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Geography, demography and cultural factors; 2 Phonetics and phonology; 3 Morphosyntax; 4 Discourse and lexis; 5 Code-switching; 6 Hong Kong English: a sociolinguistic history; 7 Annotated bibliography; 8 Transcripts for the data from our speakers; Index.

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