The linguistic landscape of Hong Kong after the change of sovereignty  

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Lai, Mee Ling

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Multilingualism (Full Text) vol. 10 no. 3 (2013), page 251-272.
Topik: linguistic landscape; Hong Kong; China influence
Fulltext: 10_03_Mee Ling Lai.pdf (831.96KB)

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This study about the linguistic landscape of Hong Kong was conducted 12 years after the People’s Republic of China (PRC) reclaimed sovereignty over the city. A total of 1160 visual signs displayed in open public spaces in four selected areas of Hong Kong were analysed. These sites extend from the very heart of the city to a small town near the border with the PRC. Through analysis of the assembled photographic evidence, it is able to establish baseline data that help answer three major questions namely: to what extent is Hong Kong a multilingual city; how prominent is the influence of the PRC after the change of sovereignty; and how far is the presence of minority groups represented in the linguistic landscape of Hong Kong.

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