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ERIC Number: EJ549230
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1352-0520
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Tonal Changes in Hong Kong Cantonese.
So, Lydia K. H.
Current Issues in Language and Society, v3 n2 p186-89 1996
Illustrates how the separate economic and political development and the ensuing lack of contact between Hong Kong and Guangzhou over the last 50 years have resulted in quantifiable tonal differences in the Cantonese spoken in these two cities. (16 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Change Agents, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Oral Language, Tone Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China (Guangzhou); Hong Kong
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