The pronunciation of Hong Kong English

Authors: Deterding, David; Wong, Jennie; Kirkpatrick, Andy

Source: English World-Wide, Volume 29, Number 2, 2008 , pp. 148-175(28)

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Abstract:

This paper provides a detailed description of the pronunciation of English by fifteen fourth-year undergraduates at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. First, the occurrence of American features of pronunciation is considered. Then there is an analysis of the pronunciation of initial TH, initial and final consonant clusters, L-vocalisation, conflation between initial [n] and [l], monophthong vowels, the vowels in FACE and GOAT, vowel reduction, rhythm and sentence stress. Finally, the status of Hong Kong English is considered, particularly the extent of its continuing alignment with an exonormative standard.

Keywords: HONG KONG ENGLISH; SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ENGLISH; ASEAN ENGLISH; TH-FRONTING; CONSONANT CLUSTERS; L-VOCALISATION; VOWEL QUALITY; VOWEL REDUCTION; RHYTHM

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/eww.29.2.03det

Publication date: 2008-04-01

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