The Contribution of Minority Languages and Dialects to Hong Kong’s Linguistic Landscape

Abstract

This report presents the results of a research project investigating minority languages and dialects in Hong Kong society. The various chapters of the report discuss a range of questions, including language use in the workplace; language and employment; language competence; education and occupation; language and income; language and social networks; and language and public signage. The report’s findings contribute to increasing our knowledge of linguistic diversity in the community, the importance of language in the employment sector, and the needs of linguistic minorities in Hong Kong society.

本報告展示了一項調查香港社會少數族裔語言和方言的研究專案的結果。 報告的各個 章節討論了一系列問題，包括工作場所的語言使用；語言和就業；語言能力；語言、 教育和職業；語言和收入；語言和社交網路；以及語言和公共標誌。 報告的研究結果 有助於加深我們對社區語言多樣性、語言在就業中的重要性以及香港社會語言少數群 體的需求的認識。