Cultural Identity and Language Attitudes--Into the Second Decade of Postcolonial Hong Kong

Autor/in	Lai, Mee Ling
Titel	Cultural Identity and Language Attitudes--Into the Second Decade of Postcolonial Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 32 (2011) 3, S.249-264 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Language Attitudes; Official Languages; Foreign Countries; Mandarin Chinese; Social Change; Economic Change; Questionnaires; Interviews; Identification (Psychology); Sino Tibetan Languages; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Self Concept; Multilingualism; China; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Sprachverhalten; Office language; Amtssprache; Ausland; Sozialer Wandel; Ökonomischer Wandel; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Selbstkonzept; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Hongkong
Abstract	As it entered the second decade of the postcolonial era, Hong Kong had undergone significant socio-economic changes which had impacted students' perceptions of cultural identity and their language attitudes. This study, conducted in 2009, reports on an investigation into the related perceptions of the postcolonial generation who grew up in Hong Kong after the change of sovereignty. A total of 1265 questionnaires were analysed and group interviews were conducted with a sample of 48 respondents. Despite the outstanding achievements of China in the past decades, results indicated that the majority of the informants still retained a strong local identity while only a small percentage demonstrated identification with the nation. Although the different identity groups converged considerably on their attitudes towards Cantonese (the local language) and English (language of the coloniser), they differed significantly on their attitudes towards Putonghua (the national language of China). Yet, the generally positive attitudes towards all three languages offer evidence of support for an ongoing process that fosters multilingualism and multiple identities. (Contains 2 tables and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10