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Conference Paper: Sociolinguistic re-configuration: Hong Kong before and after 1997
| Title | Sociolinguistic re-configuration: Hong Kong before and after 1997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2005 |
| Publisher | The Department of Linguistics, The University of Hong Kong |
| Citation | The International Symposium on Bilingualism: Linguistic, Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives, Hong Kong, June 18, 2005 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | From a sociolinguistic point of view, pre-1997 Hong Kong was a diglossic society in which English functioned as a High language and Cantonese a Low language (Luke and Richards 1982). What changes, if any, may the status and functions of languages have undergone as a result of 1997? This is a subject of considerable interest not only in Hong Kong but also in terms of sociolinguistic theory (e.g. David Li 1999). It is argued in this paper that the signing of the Joint Declaration in 1984 and the many social, economic and political changes that have taken place since then have caused a major sociolinguistic reconfiguration in Hong Kong society. What used to be a diglossic situation has quickly given way to bilingualism and bidialectalism on a broad scale. The historical development of these processes is charted and a theoretical explanation offered. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/108979 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Luke, KK | en_HK |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-26T01:02:54Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-26T01:02:54Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | en_HK |
| dc.identifier.citation | The International Symposium on Bilingualism: Linguistic, Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives, Hong Kong, June 18, 2005 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/108979 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | From a sociolinguistic point of view, pre-1997 Hong Kong was a diglossic society in which English functioned as a High language and Cantonese a Low language (Luke and Richards 1982). What changes, if any, may the status and functions of languages have undergone as a result of 1997? This is a subject of considerable interest not only in Hong Kong but also in terms of sociolinguistic theory (e.g. David Li 1999). It is argued in this paper that the signing of the Joint Declaration in 1984 and the many social, economic and political changes that have taken place since then have caused a major sociolinguistic reconfiguration in Hong Kong society. What used to be a diglossic situation has quickly given way to bilingualism and bidialectalism on a broad scale. The historical development of these processes is charted and a theoretical explanation offered. | - |
| dc.language | eng | en_HK |
| dc.publisher | The Department of Linguistics, The University of Hong Kong | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | The International Symposium on Bilingualism: Linguistic, Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives | en_HK |
| dc.title | Sociolinguistic re-configuration: Hong Kong before and after 1997 | en_HK |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_HK |
| dc.identifier.email | Luke, KK: kkluke@hkusua.hku.hk | en_HK |
| dc.identifier.authority | Luke, KK=rp01201 | en_HK |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 100574 | en_HK |