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Peer reviewedZee, Eric – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1996
Examines phonological changes illustrating the changing nature of Hong Kong Cantonese (HKC). The article describes the historical development of syllable-initial consonants, such as nasals, affricates and coronal fricatives, and also the syllable-final stops and nasals in HKC. (24 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Change Agents, Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics
Peer reviewedJoseph, John E. – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1996
Focuses on the role of English and the evolution of a distinct variety of English in Hong Kong. Discusses this "emerging" Hong Kong English and examines how various political changes might affect a future Hong Kong identity, such that Hong Kong English might emerge into a public as well as academic reality. (23 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Change Agents, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language)
