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English in Hong Kong: Emergence and Decline.
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Joseph, 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)