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Article: Representativeness of the Hong Kong English lexicon
| Title | Representativeness of the Hong Kong English lexicon |
|---|---|
| Other Titles | Studying word formation from an end-user perspective |
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 13-May-2024 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Citation | English Today: The International Review of the English Language, 2024 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | In 2016, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) formally recognized the status of Hong Kong English (HKE) by adding 13 HKE words in its entries (Oxford English Dictionary [OED], n.d.-a). While this codification marks significant progress in the development of a language variety, there have been vigorous discussions within the local community about the legitimacy and representativeness of these selected words as HKE (Xu, 2019). As emphasized by Schneider (2007), acceptability and codification are both important criteria for language development. Therefore, this warrants a bottom-up approach to investigate the extent to which HKE words are accepted by the local community, so as to provide insights on how future HKE words can be better codified. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/357231 |
| ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.725 |
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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Yeung, Matthew W L | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Yau, Alice H Y | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Lee, Crystal Y P | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-23T08:54:09Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-23T08:54:09Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-05-13 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | English Today: The International Review of the English Language, 2024 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0266-0784 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/357231 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>In 2016, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) formally recognized the status of Hong Kong English (HKE) by adding 13 HKE words in its entries (Oxford English Dictionary [OED], n.d.-a). While this codification marks significant progress in the development of a language variety, there have been vigorous discussions within the local community about the legitimacy and representativeness of these selected words as HKE (Xu, 2019). As emphasized by Schneider (2007), acceptability and codification are both important criteria for language development. Therefore, this warrants a bottom-up approach to investigate the extent to which HKE words are accepted by the local community, so as to provide insights on how future HKE words can be better codified.</p> | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | English Today: The International Review of the English Language | - |
| dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
| dc.title | Representativeness of the Hong Kong English lexicon | - |
| dc.title.alternative | Studying word formation from an end-user perspective | - |
| dc.type | Article | - |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0266078424000026 | - |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85193600289 | - |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1474-0567 | - |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:001220619800001 | - |
| dc.identifier.issnl | 0266-0784 | - |