Language in Hong Kong at Century's End

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CONTENTS฀ List of Contributors i x Overview x i 1. Introduction : Perspectives on Language in Hong Kong at Century's End 3 Martha C. Pennington PARTI: LANGUAG E USE PROFILES 4 1 The Hong Kong Speech Community: Present, Past, and Future 2. Chartin g Multilingualism: Language Censuses and Language 4 3 Surveys in Hong Kong John Bacon-Shone and Kingsley Bolton 3. Societa l Accommodation to English and Putonghua in 9 1 Cantonese-Speaking Hong Kong Herbert D. Pierson 4. Th e Onset of Bilingualism in Hong Kong: Language Choice in 11 3 the Home Domain Evangelos A. Afendras Code-Mixing 5. Wh y Two Languages Might Be Better Than One: 14 5 Motivations of Language Mixing in Hong Kong Kang-Kwong Luke VI Contents฀ 6. Th e Plight of the Purist 16 1 David C. S. Li 7. Ho w Does Cantonese-English Code-Mixing Work? 19 1 Brian Chan Hok-shing Language Use in Specific Group s 8. Languag e Choice and Identity: The World of the Hong 21 9 Kong Indian Adolescent Jasbir Pannu 9. Ou r Future English Teachers: Language Use Among 24 3 Graduate and Undergraduate TESL Students in Hong Kong Martha C. Pennington and John Balla Discussion Papers 10. Languag e and Education in Hong Kong 26 5 Robert Keith Johnson 11. Hon g Kong Language in Context: The Discourse of Ch'u 27 7 Ron Scollon PART II: VIEW S AND ORIENTATIONS 28 3 UNDERLYING LANGUAGE USE Attitudes and Motivations in Language Learning 12. B y Carrot and by Rod: Extrinsic Motivation and English 28 5 Language Attainment of Hong Kong Tertiary Students Angel Lin and Champa Detaramani 13. Learnin g English in Hong Kong: Making Connections 30 3 Between Motivation, Language Use, and Strategy Choice Stephen Richards 14. Curren t Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Chinese 32 9 Adolescents and Young Adults Maria Axler, Anson Yang, and Trudy Stevens Contents฀vi i฀ 15. Acculturatio n to English by an Ethnic Minority: The 33 9 Language Attitudes of Indian Adolescents in a Hong Kong International School Mrudula Patri and Martha C. Pennington Perspectives on Medium of Instruction 16. Mediu m of Instruction: Policy and Reality at One 36 5 Hong Kong Tertiary Institution Steve Walters and John Balla 17. Thre e Languages: One Future 39 1 Stephen Evans, Rodney Jones, Ruru S. Rusmin, and Cheung Oi Ling Discussion Paper s 18. Languag e Policy and Practice: A Problem of Motivation or 41 9 Priority? John Biggs 19. Languag e Attitudes and Language Cognitions: Future 42 5 Prospects for Hong Kong Howard Giles Index 437฀ ...