The pronunciation of Hong Kong English

English World-Wide

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-175

  Deterding, David ^a   Wong, Jennie ^b   Kirkpatrick, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ASEAN English; Consonant clusters; Hong Kong English; L vocalisation; Rhythm; South East Asian English; TH fronting; Vowel quality; Vowel reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049103166     PISSN: 01728865     EISSN: 15699730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/eww.29.2.03det     Document Type: Article

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