The English Language in Hong Kong Diachronic and Synchronic Perspect
The English Language in Hong Kong is a fascinating account which compares the role(s) English and Chinese have played and continue to play in Hong Kong. The book shows how the processes of colonialism and globalisation have influenced the changing roles o
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Stephen Evans
The English Language in Hong Kong
Stephen Evans
The English Language in Hong Kong Diachronic and Synchronic Perspectives
Stephen Evans Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong
ISBN 978-1-137-50623-8 ISBN 978-1-137-50624-5 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-50624-5
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book is based mainly on data from the following General Research Fund projects funded by the Research Grants Council of the HKSAR: PolyU 542610 (Chaps. 2, 5, and 6), PolyU 542412 and PolyU 541413 (Chap. 3), and PolyU 541808 (Chap. 4). I am very grateful to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for granting me a period of sabbatical leave in the second half of 2015, during which much of the book was written. I am also grateful to Professor Ernesto Macaro, Director of the Department of Education, University of Oxford, for hosting my six-month Visiting Research Fellowship at my alma mater. I would like to thank the following colleagues, advisers, and research assistants for their help and encouragement over the years: Winnie Cheng, Chris Chow, Carmen Chu, Alan Davies, Chris Green, Fiona Ho, Joanna Kwan, Peter Leung, Bruce Morrison, Martha Pennington, Lorna Tam, Ann Wang, and Martin Warren.
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CONTENTS
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Introduction: Exploring the Diffusion and Diversification of English The Globalisation of English Models and Theories Hong Kong as a Research Setting Studies of English in Hong Kong The Present Study Notes
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Language Trends in the Organs of Government The Chan
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