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Language and the Law in Hong Kong: From English to Chinese.
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Lee, Alice – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1996
Addresses the complex diglossic situation of Hong Kong's past with a focus on the judiciary. Examines the confrontation of a Cantonese-speaking population with a predominantly English-language legal system and the problematic question of how (and why) Hong Kong's legislation is being codified in two languages. (four references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cantonese, Courts, Diachronic Linguistics