Karaoke as Cultural Connection and Translation: The Voice of a Hong Kong Cantonese Community in New York's Chinatown

2012 ◽  
pp. 48-67
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese ◽  
The Voice

Chinese (Hong Kong Cantonese)

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Zee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Student ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese ◽  
Younger Generation

The style of speech illustrated is that typical of the educated younger generation in Hong Kong. The recording is that of a 22-year-old female university student who has lived all her life in Hong Kong.

Facilitation of transference: The case of monosyllabic salience in Hong Kong Cantonese

Linguistics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. S. Li ◽  
Cathy S. P. Wong ◽  
Wai Mun Leung ◽  
Sam T. S. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese

AbstractDrawing on Clyne’s (

scholarly journals Itineraries of protest signage

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 609-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Jia Lou ◽  
Adam Jaworski
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Widespread Distribution ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Voice

Abstract The pro-democracy occupation of three commercial and retail areas in Hong Kong that lasted over two months in the fall of 2014 – known as the Umbrella Movement – created a myth of Utopia (Barthes 1984 [1954]). In this paper, we track the itineraries (Scollon 2008) and resemiotizations (Iedema 2003) of the protest signage to show how they mythologized the Movement by “branding space”, “regulating and disciplining actions”, and “unifying the voice of protest”. We argue that the semiotic processes and effects involved in the emplacement and widespread distribution of the protest signage were not only key in the mobilization during the Movement but also the emergence and reinforcement of a “new” Hongkonger identity in the long run.

RAYMOND YIU (b. 1973)The Earth and Every Common Sight (2010/2013)

2021 ◽  
pp. 236-239
Author(s):  
Jane Manning
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Charles Darwin ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Individual Character ◽  
The Voice

This chapter examines Hong Kong-born composer Raymond Yiu’s The Earth and Every Common Sight (2010/13). This appealing cycle, written in a fluent, highly attractive idiom, is a fine example of Yiu’s expertise. Each song has an individual character and the six main movements are interspersed with two ‘Intermezzos’, setting words of Charles Darwin. Throughout, the voice–piano relationship is perfectly caught and words are set scrupulously. The composer shows a fine ear for balance and commands a range of contrasting styles with consummate ease. Wisely, he confines the vocal range to the treble stave for the most part, thereby ensuring clarity of text and variety of expression without putting the singer under duress. Despite a lack of extreme high notes, this is definitely for soprano rather than mezzo.

Phonological Production in Young Speakers of Cantonese as a Heritage Language

2020 ◽  
pp. 002383092091046
Author(s):  
Rachel T. Y. Kan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
First Language ◽  
Heritage Speakers ◽  
Language Background ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Predictive Effect

This study investigates the phonological production of 50 heritage speakers of Cantonese aged 5–11 in the USA. They were compared to 12 majority language speaker peers in Hong Kong via ratings from first language adult speakers. Overall, the heritage speakers were rated as less native-like and less comprehensible than the children in Hong Kong, although they received higher scores from raters speaking the same variety of Cantonese (i.e., Guangzhou Cantonese, vs. Hong Kong Cantonese). None of the tested language background factors, including age of testing, had a predictive effect on the heritage speakers’ scores. The results illustrate the divergence and heterogeneity of heritage phonology compared to homeland varieties.

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