The politics of English in Hong Kong attitudes, identity, and use / by Jette G. Hansen Edwards.

Author/creator Edwards, Jette G. Hansen
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group ; [Singapore] : Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics, 2019.
Description230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
English language--Dialects. --China. --Hong Kong.
English language--Political aspects. --China. --Hong Kong.
English language--Social aspects. --China. --Hong Kong.
Language and culture--China. --Hong Kong.

SeriesRoutledge studies in world Englishes
Contents Introduction: a political and linguistic history of Hong Kong -- Researching attitudes: theories and methods -- The Hong Kong identity -- The native speaker of English in Hong Kong -- Attitudes towards varieties of English in Hong Kong -- Hong Kong English: attitudes, identity and use -- Attitudes towards features of Hong Kong English -- Conclusions: the politics of English in Hong Kong.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (220-228) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018030337
ISBN9781138036444 (hardback)
ISBNebook