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ERIC Number: EJ481615
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1905
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Language Policy and Planning in Hong Kong.
Johnson, Robert Keith
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v14 p177-99 1993-94
A discussion of language policy formation and planning in Hong Kong covers the following: language use, change, and shift (including Chinese dialects, written Chinese, Mandarin, and English); the legal system; educational developments. Reasons for the lack of language planning are noted. (Contains 111 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Chinese, Dialects, English, Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Mandarin Chinese, Official Languages, Policy Formation, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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