A corpus-based analysis of mixed code in Hong Kong speech
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - 2012 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2012 |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 165-168 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Conference
| Title | 2012 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2012 |
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| Place | Viet Nam |
| City | Hanoi |
| Period | 13 - 15 November 2012 |
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Abstract
We present a corpus-based analysis of the use of mixed code in Hong Kong speech. From transcriptions of Cantonese television programs, we identify English words embedded within Cantonese utterances, and investigate the motivations for such code-switching. Among the many motivations observed in previous research, we found that four alone account for more than 95% of the use of English words in our speech data across genres, genders, and age groups. We performed analyses over more than 60 hours of transcribed speech, resulting in one of the largest empirical studies to-date on this linguistic phenomenon. © 2012 IEEE.
Research Area(s)
- Cantonese, Code-mixing, Code-switching, Corpus linguistics, English
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A corpus-based analysis of mixed code in Hong Kong speech. / Lee, John.
Proceedings - 2012 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2012. IEEE Computer Society, 2012. p. 165-168 6473722.
Proceedings - 2012 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2012. IEEE Computer Society, 2012. p. 165-168 6473722.
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
