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Article: Construction of Cross-Cultural Identity by Language Choice and Linguistic Practice: A Case-Study of Mixed Hong Kong-Mainland Identity in University Contexts

TitleConstruction of Cross-Cultural Identity by Language Choice and Linguistic Practice: A Case-Study of Mixed Hong Kong-Mainland Identity in University Contexts
Authors
Gong, TShuai, LLiu, J
Issue Date2013
PublisherScientific Research Publishing, Inc.
Citation
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 2013, v. 3 n. 3, p. 208-215 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojml.2013.33028
AbstractStudying relations between language and speaker’s identity is an interdisciplinary field that involves intersections among language, culture, and society. By examining the language choice and linguistic practice, especially code-mixing and code-switching, of the Mainland China students who are studying in universities of Hong Kong, we reveal a mixed Hong Kong-Mainland identity in these students: those who hold a Mainland-oriented identity tend to have a Putonghua-dominated language choice and linguistic practice, whereas those who embrace a Hong Kong-oriented identity tend to prefer a Cantonese-dominated choice and practice. This mixed identity helps better conceive the social image of Mainland immigrants in Hong Kong and discuss the cross-cultural identity formed by linguistic practice.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/196387
ISSN
2164-2818

 

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dc.contributor.authorGong, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorShuai, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-07T03:21:31Z-
dc.date.available2014-04-07T03:21:31Z-
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.citationOpen Journal of Modern Linguistics, 2013, v. 3 n. 3, p. 208-215en_US
dc.identifier.issn2164-2818-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/196387-
dc.description.abstractStudying relations between language and speaker’s identity is an interdisciplinary field that involves intersections among language, culture, and society. By examining the language choice and linguistic practice, especially code-mixing and code-switching, of the Mainland China students who are studying in universities of Hong Kong, we reveal a mixed Hong Kong-Mainland identity in these students: those who hold a Mainland-oriented identity tend to have a Putonghua-dominated language choice and linguistic practice, whereas those who embrace a Hong Kong-oriented identity tend to prefer a Cantonese-dominated choice and practice. This mixed identity helps better conceive the social image of Mainland immigrants in Hong Kong and discuss the cross-cultural identity formed by linguistic practice.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherScientific Research Publishing, Inc.-
dc.relation.ispartofOpen Journal of Modern Linguisticsen_US
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleConstruction of Cross-Cultural Identity by Language Choice and Linguistic Practice: A Case-Study of Mixed Hong Kong-Mainland Identity in University Contextsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailGong, T: tgong@hku.hken_US
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dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.4236/ojml.2013.33028-
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dc.identifier.volume3en_US
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dc.identifier.spage208en_US
dc.identifier.epage215en_US
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
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