A Sociolinguistic Study on the Phenomenon of Literary and Colloquial Pronunciation in Hong Kong Cantonese
This study utilized methods such as sociolinguistic surveys and variable analysis to investigate the phenomenon of literary and colloquial pronunciations(LCP)in Hong Kong Cantonese.It described the pho-nological characteristics of these LCP in Cantonese,analyzed the variation patterns of LCP in different speech communities under the influence of variables like age,gender,and education levels.This study found that colloquial pronunciations are more commonly used in modern Cantonese and have replaced the literary pro-nunciations due to socio-cultural gender,age and educational differences,becoming a trend in the use of LCP in Cantonese.Furthermore,a comprehensive summary and analysis of the current situation of the actual us-age of literary and colloquial pronunciations in Hong Kong,can provide reasonable and practical suggestions for future educational promotion of literary and colloquial pronunciations.
Hong Kong Cantoneseliterary and colloquial pronunciationssocio-dialectological studyLexical Diffusion Theorylanguage variation
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