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Peer reviewedSin, King-Kui; Roebuck, Derek – Language & Communication, 1996
Discusses the difficulties inherent in creating an authentic Chinese text of the legislation of Hong Kong. The article argues that the real difficulty lies in the need for a change in perspective, and once this change occurs, what remains is the technicality of linguistic manipulation. "Law" Chinese will best develop out of the English…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Change Strategies, Chinese, Colonialism
