The Hong Kong Corpus of Conversational English
A corpus-based analysis of ongoing change in the adjective amplifier systems of Hong Kong, Indian, and Philippine English
... Ito, R. and S. Tagliamonte (2003). Well weird, right dodgy, very strange, really cool: Layering and recycling in english intensifiers. Language in Society 32, 257–279. Jockers, M. L. (2017). Syuzhet 1.0.4 now on ...
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At interregnum : Hong Kong and its English writing
... Undoubtedly, Chin’s questionable recovery of an essentialised understanding of Chinese cultural orthodoxy or Hong Kong’s city-state history would be subject to criticism. Many of his thoughts are also worth ...
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Defamation case law in Hong Kong : a corpus-based study
... Another finding is that among the top twenty two-word concgrams, no word co-selection is found between defense and unintentional. The nominated search function was then used to search for any co-selection of defense and ...
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Intelligibility and Comprehensibility of the Filipino English Accent to Hong Kong English Speakers
... between Hong Kong people and Filipinos is common and crucial in Hong Kong as Filipinos are the largest non-local ethnic group, and Filipino domestic helpers play a significant role in ...
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Assessment for/as Learning in Hong Kong English Language Classrooms: A Review
... local English teachers lack motivation to modify their existing assessment practices thanks to their satisfaction with current ...in Hong Kong, irrespective of their position or instructional ...
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M-learning to Support Learning English in a Hong Kong University
... compulsory English-language course focused on oral presentations in English at a university in Hong ...in Hong Kong is the focus on languages, particularly English language as ...
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Construction of English French Multimodal Affective Conversational Corpus from TV Dramas
... multilingual conversational corpus from TV ...parallel English-French language in lexical, acous- tic, and facial features, were annotated with speaker and emotion ...constructed corpus, even ...
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Hong Kong Children's Musical Theatre : how is it Hong Kong?
... 6 months of regular classes, and the shows are only open to the students’ family. Broadway Express emphasizes on their older students’ creative potential, in which they are asked to create their performance in groups ...
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Philip Hallinger a a Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China
... While these four journals do not reflect the full corpus of published theory and empirical research in the field, they represent widely accepted core journals in the field. This assertion is supported by their ...
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Critical practice in English language education in Hong Kong: Challenges and possibilities
... own English learning experiences, knows just too well how far behind in English she would have been if she had just accepted the traditional English teaching and learning methods she herself was ...
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Student motivation on a diagnostic and tracking English language test in Hong Kong
... Hong Kong Polytechnic University ...the English language standard among Hong Kong students was decreasing over time especially after the transfer of sovereignty to ...decreasing ...
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English metalanguage awareness among primary school teachers in Hong Kong
... the English Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers in Hong Kong, local English teachers’ performance in the assessment has been in the ...local English teachers in primary schools ...
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The University of Hong Kong
... in English lessons due to their specificity, are used extensively in discourses of Integrated Sciences, which leads to students finding it difficult to understand the word meaning and so the sentence or text ...
The Langham, Hong Kong
... Palm Court Paying tribute to an English tradition, experience “The Langham Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood” with sweet confections, savoury pleasures and specialty teas. A selection of wines and classic cocktails are ...
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Conversational English
... It is common to first apologize before interrupting another person, or asking for help if you do not know the person.. Excuse me, could I ..?[r] ...
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TRANSPORT PRICING POLICY IN HONG KONG. Mahmud Hassan TALUKDAR University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
... CONCLUSIONS Hong Kong is facing continuous traffic growth due to its limited space and rapid urban ...and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, cross-border traffic will increase traffic loads to the ...
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Hong Kong Ethics Development Centre. Welcome to Hong Kong!
... to Hong Kong! In this vibrant and cosmopolitan city, everyone is committed to maintaining Hong Kong’s prosperity and ...importantly, Hong Kong is consistently rated by international ...
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Media Framing of China, Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Canadians
... various Hong Kong opinion ...the Hong Kong ...about Hong Kong's future to their Hong Kong Canadian readers, rather than sources that may have been more critical or ...how ...
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Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Hong Kong Construction Association
... Friction at the sides and bases of pile caps, basement walls, drag walls or other sub-structures should not be considered in assessing the lateral resistance of the foundations, unless[r] ...
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School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
... Method Sample and sampling procedure Data were gathered from a probability sample of 718 children and adolescents using a face-to-face structured questionnaire interview from December 2008 to February 2009. Respondents ...
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