Hongkongites, Hong Kongers, Hong Kong Belongers?

IF 0.8 4区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

English World-Wide Pub Date : 2020-11-09 DOI:10.1075/eww.00052.sch

Ninja Schulz, Carolin Biewer, Lisa Lehnen

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Abstract To find empirical evidence for Schneider’s (2007) periodisation for the emergence of Hong Kong English, Evans (2014, 2015) scrutinised various historical documents, such as newspapers, council proceedings and jury lists. Taking the increasing use of the terms Hongkonger and Hongkong people during the 1980s as evidence for the emergence of a new Hong Kong identity, he argued that the Chinese population considered themselves part of the community. This paper systematises Evans’ (2014) approach by analysing terms denoting ingroup and outgroup members in English news discourse in Hong Kong from 1903 to 1999. By tracing changes in frequency, reference and discourse topics associated with the terms, periods of identity reconstructions are uncovered and Schneider’s and Evans’ periodisations reassessed. The study thus contributes to our understanding of the social dynamics in Hong Kong’s history, which are considered key to the emergence of Hong Kong English.

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香港人，香港人，香港人?

摘要为了寻找Schneider（2007）对香港英语出现的分期的经验证据，Evans（20142015）仔细研究了各种历史文件，如报纸、议会会议记录和陪审团名单。他认为，在20世纪80年代，越来越多的人使用“香港人和香港人”这一术语，这证明了香港新身份的出现，中国人认为自己是社会的一部分。本文通过分析1903年至1999年香港英语新闻语篇中表示群内和群外成员的术语，系统地分析了Evans（2014）的方法。通过追踪与术语相关的频率、参考和话语主题的变化，揭示了身份重建的时期，并重新评估了Schneider和Evans的时期。因此，这项研究有助于我们理解香港历史上的社会动态，这些社会动态被认为是香港英语出现的关键。

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