Herbert D Pierson
Biographic Data
| ID | 171678 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herbert D Pierson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herbert D |
| FAMILY NAME | Pierson |
| SIGNATURE | PIERSON H D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1419-3459 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Morphological creativity in a China English corpus
With increasing numbers of international students from China at American universities, China English has become a matter of great interest and concern for educators. Recent studies have delineated characteristics of its grammatical features and lexical usage, but its processes of word derivation have been neglected. This study is based upon the analysis of a corpus consisting of the entrance-examination essays of Chinese international students. I…
ESL students’ attitudes toward punctuation
College students' trait ratings of three age groups around the Pacific Rim
Perceived vitality of age categories in California and Hong Kong
This paper examines young people's assessments of the subjective vitality (SV) of young, middle‐aged, and elderly targets in Hong Kong and California. This emerged from an interest in the application of the SV framework to age, which is a new development. In addition, we were interested in the relative strength ascribed to the elderly in the two cultures, given western conceptions that the elderly are revered and respected in Asian cultures. The …
Ethnolinguistic vitality during a period of decolonization without independence
Article Ethnolinguistic vitality during a period of decolonization without independence: perceived vitality in Hong Kong was published on January 1, 1994 in the journal International Journal of the Sociology of Language (volume 1994, issue 108)
Intergroup vitality Perceptions during a period of political uncertainty
(1987). Intergroup vitality Perceptions during a period of political uncertainty: The case of Hong Kong. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development: Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 451-460
Sociopolitical change and perceived vitality
How Do Chinese Bilinguals Respond To Variations of Interviewer Language and Ethnicity
Do Chinese bilinguals change their non-verbal behaviours when they are speaking English as opposed to Cantonese and speaking with Americans as opposed to fellow Chinese? In order to answer these questions, 64 female English majors at the Chinese University were video-taped during a standardised interview in either Cantonese or English by an interviewer of American or Chinese ethnicity. Measures of self-perception and perception of the interviewer…
An Analysis of the Relationship Between Language Attitudes and English Attainment of Secondary Students in Hong Kong
This study analyzes the relationship between English language attainment and attitudes towards English among Chinese-speaking (Canton dialect) secondary school students in Hong Kong. The subjects were Form IV (10th grade) students from both English-medium and Chinese-medium schools. Attitude measures were obtained by use of both direct and indirect means. Attitudes towards English were measured directly by means of a series of statements concerni…
An Analysis of the Relationship Between Language Attitudes and English Attainment of Secondary Students in Hong Kong
This study analyzes the relationship between English language attainment and attitudes towards English among Chinese-speaking (Canton dialect) secondary school students in Hong Kong. The subjects were Form IV (10th grade) students from both English-medium and Chinese-medium schools. Attitude measures were obtained by use of both direct and indirect means. Attitudes towards English were measured directly by means of a series of statements concerni…
College students' trait ratings of three age groups around the Pacific Rim
Sociopolitical change and perceived vitality
Intergroup vitality Perceptions during a period of political uncertainty
(1987). Intergroup vitality Perceptions during a period of political uncertainty: The case of Hong Kong. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development: Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 451-460
Perceived vitality of age categories in California and Hong Kong
This paper examines young people's assessments of the subjective vitality (SV) of young, middle‐aged, and elderly targets in Hong Kong and California. This emerged from an interest in the application of the SV framework to age, which is a new development. In addition, we were interested in the relative strength ascribed to the elderly in the two cultures, given western conceptions that the elderly are revered and respected in Asian cultures. The …
How Do Chinese Bilinguals Respond To Variations of Interviewer Language and Ethnicity
Do Chinese bilinguals change their non-verbal behaviours when they are speaking English as opposed to Cantonese and speaking with Americans as opposed to fellow Chinese? In order to answer these questions, 64 female English majors at the Chinese University were video-taped during a standardised interview in either Cantonese or English by an interviewer of American or Chinese ethnicity. Measures of self-perception and perception of the interviewer…
Ethnolinguistic vitality during a period of decolonization without independence
Article Ethnolinguistic vitality during a period of decolonization without independence: perceived vitality in Hong Kong was published on January 1, 1994 in the journal International Journal of the Sociology of Language (volume 1994, issue 108)
An Analysis of the Relationship Between Language Attitudes and English Attainment of Secondary Students in Hong Kong
This study analyzes the relationship between English language attainment and attitudes towards English among Chinese-speaking (Canton dialect) secondary school students in Hong Kong. The subjects were Form IV (10th grade) students from both English-medium and Chinese-medium schools. Attitude measures were obtained by use of both direct and indirect means. Attitudes towards English were measured directly by means of a series of statements concerni…
How Do Chinese Bilinguals Respond To Variations of Interviewer Language and Ethnicity
Do Chinese bilinguals change their non-verbal behaviours when they are speaking English as opposed to Cantonese and speaking with Americans as opposed to fellow Chinese? In order to answer these questions, 64 female English majors at the Chinese University were video-taped during a standardised interview in either Cantonese or English by an interviewer of American or Chinese ethnicity. Measures of self-perception and perception of the interviewer…
Sociopolitical change and perceived vitality
Intergroup vitality Perceptions during a period of political uncertainty
(1987). Intergroup vitality Perceptions during a period of political uncertainty: The case of Hong Kong. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development: Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 451-460
Perceived vitality of age categories in California and Hong Kong
This paper examines young people's assessments of the subjective vitality (SV) of young, middle‐aged, and elderly targets in Hong Kong and California. This emerged from an interest in the application of the SV framework to age, which is a new development. In addition, we were interested in the relative strength ascribed to the elderly in the two cultures, given western conceptions that the elderly are revered and respected in Asian cultures. The …
Ethnolinguistic vitality during a period of decolonization without independence
Article Ethnolinguistic vitality during a period of decolonization without independence: perceived vitality in Hong Kong was published on January 1, 1994 in the journal International Journal of the Sociology of Language (volume 1994, issue 108)
College students' trait ratings of three age groups around the Pacific Rim
ESL students’ attitudes toward punctuation
Morphological creativity in a China English corpus
With increasing numbers of international students from China at American universities, China English has become a matter of great interest and concern for educators. Recent studies have delineated characteristics of its grammatical features and lexical usage, but its processes of word derivation have been neglected. This study is based upon the analysis of a corpus consisting of the entrance-examination essays of Chinese international students. I…
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