1. Hong Kong English 香港英文 Evelyn Manresa Rives Mª Eugenia Sánchez Ocaña
Félix Martínez García

2. -The 7.008.900 hab. Live in the other 25%!
-British Colony until 1997
-Divided in 3 areas
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
New Territories
-1102 km2 of extension
-75% Nature reserve
-The  hab. Live in the other 25%!
CHINA
HONG KONG

3. History Until 1841, Hong Kong was the settlement of chinese pirates.
It was a base of opium exportation.
1842 Treatment of Nanking  Hong Kong became British territory.

4. History II
Hong Kong was one of the most important colonies in the Pacific.
1860 Hong Kong Island was ceded to the British.
1949 Chinese people emigrate to California.
July 1st Hong kong became independent.

5. Background Two official languages
Chinese
English
English is used in the Government, academic circles, business and the courts.
Most Hongkongers regard English as a foreign language used primarily for formal communications, particularly in writing.

6. Linguistic aspects HKEng. Is related to two different concepts.
The variation of the English language used in Hong Kong.
Uses British spellings and pronunciation.
Non British words: 'chop', 'shroff', 'nullah' and 'godown'
The accent as a result of its use by Cantonese speakers.
Also called Cantonese English
English spoken by native Hongkongers and other Cantonese speakers

7. Pronunciation /R/ Non-Rhotic variety
[r] is confused with the sound [w]
rain  /weIn/
Voiceless TH pronounced as [f] or [θ]
Three  /fri/
Voiced TH tends to be [d].
though is /dou/

8. Pronunciation II TR pronounced as CH Voicing of consonants
“Train” becomes / tʃeIn/.
Voicing of consonants
[d], [z] and [dʒ] become [t], [s], [tʃ]
Bad, easy, giant
V pronounced as W
Vector/wektə/

9. Pronunciation III N is confused with the L sound
Nose  /ləʊz/
Final dark L pronounced as W
Milk /miwk/
Devoicing of final consonants
-b/-p -g/-k -d/-t
Cab/Cup Bag/Back Sad/Sat
This /w/ is sometimes strengthened and becomes like /ow/ (e.g., sale becomes SAY-o).

10. Pronunciation IV Multi-syllable words are often differently stressed.
Later is pronounced /leɪ’tə/
Omission of syllables in longer words.
'temperature' becomes TEM-PI-CHUR

11. Grammar Omitting articles like "the" and "a". No use of contractions.
He printed (a) picture.
Most of (the) plants were giant plants.
No use of contractions.
Are not , can not , do not…
"on", "in" and "at" are often interchangeable.
The keys are [in/on/at] the table (same meaning)

12. Grammar II Omitting -ed and –ing in adjectives. No relative clauses
He is charm ; I feel bore.
No relative clauses
The heat (which) came from the earth would make the mud become rock

13. Grammar III Lack of SUBJECT-VERB agreement.
It help produce mucous (It helps)
Missing SubjectChinese is a ‘Topic prominent’ language, where there is no obligatory Subject
(*) felt angry with people (He/She…)
‘Pseudo-Passive’constructions.
And it can find in carrots. (can be found)

14. Vocabulary
Astronaut  a HK person who has emigrated overseas with his/her family.
Dimsum delicatessen
Chongsam  a long lady’s dress
Kwailoforeigner
Laisee a red envelope containing money (as a
gift, for good luck)

15. Vocabulary Shroff  A payment counter. Amah Live-in servant.
Add oil Encourage someone to put more effort into a certain task.
Godown Warehouse.
"Open the door, see the mountain“
go straight to the point" in a conversation.

16. QUIZ

17. QUIZ Hong Kong was British territory until…
A) B) C) D)1607
In HKEng. pronunciation we can find voiceless TH as…
A) [f] or [θ] B) [f] or [t] C) [f] or [d] D) [θ] or [t]

18. QUIZ
How do you pronounce “train” in HKEng.? A) /tleIn/ B) / tʃeIn/ C) /treIn/ D) /tʃain/ What does “amah” mean? A) servant B) mother C) love D) beer

19. QUIZ Which is the right expression?
A) Open the door, see the mountain.
B) Open the window, see the mountain.
C) Close the door, the cat escapes.
D) Open the door, open your mind.
What is the meaning of “Chongsam”?
A) Kind of food B) HK river
C) Clothes brand D) Dress

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