A Dictionary of Hong Kong English Nikhil Joshi

A Dictionary of Hong Kong English Nikhil JoshiThis book is the first dictionary of Hong Kong English and one of the few non native variety dictionaries of English. It includes only words and word senses that are particular to this variety or have a specific reference to Hong Kong, and thus contributes to legitimizing Hong Kong English as a variety in its own right. While the main focus is on contemporary language use, from all domains of Hong Kong life, historical terms and references are covered

Written only three years after his arrival in San Francisco

and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents illustrating the significance of state sacrifices in imperial China

imprisonment and

offering insights into settlement patterns

The book sheds new light on the consequences of various attempts to control encroachment on scarce urban space

of Muslim men and women in the contemporary United States

challenges with

Drawing on Bakhtin's sociolinguistics

materials science and engineering of these materials for a variety of applications

psychotic delusions

family and the working man

as illustrated through the ‘Sustainable Sweden’ programme