Social Class and Language Attitudes in Hong Kong

Lai, Mee Ling 黎美玲

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“…In previous studies conducted by Lai (2005Lai ( , 2009Lai ( , 2010, similar findings were still found in Hong Kong secondary school students. Cantonese and English remained highly important to the students, whereas Putonghua, though ranking lower integratively and instrumentally, still remained an essential part of the make-up of Hong Kong (Lai 2010).…”

Section: Previous Studies On Language Attitudessupporting

confidence: 89%

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Investigating Cantonese speakers' language attitudes in Mainland China

Zhao

2014

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

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The People's Republic of China (PRC) has often been considered a monolithic, monolingual state but, in fact, it is linguistically and culturally diverse. Despite the size, there is still a lack of sociolinguistic studies on the Han Chinese in the PRC. Therefore, this study focuses on the language attitudes of Cantonese-speaking students in Mainland China towards Cantonese, Putonghua and English. Surveys were conducted to assess the language attitudes of Cantonese-speaking university students. The results showed students' strong integrative attitudes towards Cantonese, whereas Putonghua and English were recognised as instrumental tools for career advancement and international communication. Although the respondents of this study positively supported multilingualism, the active language policy of the PRC does not adequately promote a multilingual environment or cultural development of Han Chinese languages. Therefore, the authors call for policies that equally value official, minority and regional languages in China.

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Section: Previous Studies On Language Attitudessupporting

confidence: 89%

“…The people from the Guangdong Province use several varieties of language, not always of the mainstream type. Similarly to a study conducted by Lai (2010) in Hong Kong, the function of the three languages in this study supports a multilingual composition that reflects the reality of the province.…”

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Investigating Cantonese speakers' language attitudes in Mainland China

Zhao

2014

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

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“…Both groups agreed with the naturalness of Cantonese-accented English and its function ofreflecting their sense of identity, echoing Lai's (2010) findings. This mutual view was in line with Grovein his study on Hong Kong English (2009) that 'some form of mixed-code becomes an identity carrier', indicating that Cantonese ESL learners' attitudes toward Cantonese-accented English were more governed by their identification as Hongkongers than the proficiency level they attained or demonstrated.…”

Section: Attitudes Toward Code-mixing In Relation To Proficiencysupporting

confidence: 65%

“…For ESL learners' attitudes toward code-mixing in Hong Kong, Lai (2010) concludedthat the participants who were ESL learners tended to attribute speaking a mixed-code to the ethnolinguistic identity of being a 'Hongkonger'. Regan (2010) concluded that Hongkongers possessed an 'overtly negative attitude' toward Cantonese-English code-mixing, even when they used the mixed-code for various purposes.…”

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Phonological Changes in Cantonese-English Code-Mixing for ESL Learners in Hong Kong and Their Attitudes Toward Code-Mixing

Tzi¹,

Hsueh²

2016

The Journal of AsiaTEFL

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The purposes of this study were (a) to identify how ESL learners make phonological changes inEnglish words in a code-mixing context; and (b) to examine ESL learners' attitudes toward Cantonese-accented English and code-mixing in the classroom setting. Two groups of learners with high proficiency (HP) and mid-level proficiency (MP) were recruited to participate in the research. A specially designed codemixed script, an English translated version, and a list of isolated English words served as the tasks for collecting phonological data. A questionnaire survey was then used to examine participants' opinions on code-mixing and its effects on pronunciation learning. The results showed that HP and MP learners pronounced numerous words similarly in a Cantonese-accented manner; however, MP learners were less likely to switch back to the correct pronunciation when the context of code-mixing was changed to pure English or when given a list of isolated English words. The survey results found that MP learners tended to be slightly more positive toward Cantonese-accented English and the use of a mixed code in English as a medium of instruction classrooms. Nonetheless, the use of code-mixing was less preferred in English lessons for learners of both groups. More HP learners considered Cantonese-accented English as a symbol of identity as Hongkongers than MP learners.

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“…Possibly based on such a perspective, the concern over language attitudes has been fairly extensively explored by many scholars in various contexts and from different perspectives. Among the research issues studied in this area are bilingualism, language revival, social class, and ideology of modernism (Bell 2013;Brubaker 2003;Chakrani 2013;Lai 2010;Santello 2015). The diverse linguistic contexts that have been researched include Paraguay, China, Spain, Fiji, Lithuania, South Africa, and Cyprus (Bangeni and Kapp 2007;Choi 2003;Gao and Park 2012;HoganBrun and Ramonien 2005;Huguet et al 2008;Papapavlou 2001;Shameem 2004).…”

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“My Language is Like My Mother”: Aspects of Language Attitudes in a Bilingual Farsi-Azerbaijani Context in Iran

Mirhosseini

Abazari

2016

Open Linguistics

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Abstract:The consequence of globalization in many bilingual and multilingual communities appears to be the increased endangerment of language varieties and the speeding erosion of linguistic diversity. Understanding this concern and its associated issues of language contact, conflict, and maintenance may be considerably enhanced by exploring attitudes of communities towards the language varieties they live with. In this exploratory study we investigate attitudes of a group of bilingual Farsi-Azerbaijani speakers in the Iranian city of Tabriz towards the Azerbaijani language. Based on questionnaire data and semistructured interviews, the study explores the participants' emotional attitudes towards Azerbaijani as well as their position regarding its application in some domains of language use. The study depicts the participants' positive emotions and feelings towards their local language but at the same time reveals their hesitation and reservations in approving of its use in some domains of language use, education and new media in particular. On this basis, we argue that the safe status of a language even with the magnitude of Azerbaijani in Iran cannot be taken for granted and further comprehensive and in-depth research may be needed in this regard.

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Social Class and Language Attitudes in Hong Kong

Cited by 26 publications

References 12 publications

Investigating Cantonese speakers' language attitudes in Mainland China

Investigating Cantonese speakers' language attitudes in Mainland China

Phonological Changes in Cantonese-English Code-Mixing for ESL Learners in Hong Kong and Their Attitudes Toward Code-Mixing

“My Language is Like My Mother”: Aspects of Language Attitudes in a Bilingual Farsi-Azerbaijani Context in Iran

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