The linguistic landscape of Hong Kong after the change of sovereignty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12738596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mee Ling Lai (Education University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251-272 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Multilingualism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-0718 • E-ISSN: 1747-7530 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14790718.2012.708036 |
| OpenAlex | W2015158453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 67 |
| References cited | 16 |
This study about the linguistic landscape of Hong Kong was conducted 12 years after the People's Republic of China (PRC) reclaimed sovereignty over the city. A total of 1160 visual signs displayed in open public spaces in four selected areas of Hong Kong were analysed. These sites extend from the very heart of the city to a small town near the border with the PRC. Through analysis of the assembled photographic evidence, it is able to establish baseline data that help answer three major questions namely: to what extent is Hong Kong a multilingual city; how prominent is the influence of the PRC after the change of sovereignty; and how far is the presence of minority groups represented in the linguistic landscape of Hong Kong
Geography · Linguistic landscape · Linguistics · Multilingualism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · Law · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Unique citing works | 67 |
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| Citations per year | 5,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 64 |