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Download full textHo, Louise S. W. – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1989
This paper examines the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in different lights and from different angles. Particular attention is focused on the following: (1) language acquisition is an intellectual process; (2) the goal for the second-language learner is mastery; (3) the standard of English in Hong Kong; and (4) "standard"…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Second Language Instruction
Woodward, James – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1993
In order to empirically examine the claim that sign language varieties in Hong Kong developed partially from sign language varieties in Shanghai, this paper examines the intuitive judgements of Hong kong signers about the similarities and difference in basic vocabulary items in sign language varieties in Shanghai and in Hong Kong. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Intuition
Newbrook, Mark – CUHK Papers in Linguistics, 1989
The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a number of syntactic phenomena in modern English, specifically but not exclusively in British English, that can be characterized as urban/suburban near-standard usage. These phenomena are representative of a type of feature that has to date received relatively little attention from linguists. One…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language Variation, Standard Spoken Usage
