%0 Journal Article
%T Construction of Cross-Cultural Identity by Language Choice and Linguistic Practice: A Case-Study of Mixed Hong Kong-Mainland Identity in University Contexts
%A Tao Gong
%A Lan Shuai
%A Jia Liu
%J Open Journal of Modern Linguistics
%P 208-215
%@ 2164-2834
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojml.2013.33028
%X <p align=\"justify\">
	Studying relations between language and speaker¡¯s identity is an interdisciplinary field that involves intersections among language, culture, and society. By examining the language choice and linguistic practice, especially code-mixing and code-switching, of the Mainland China students who are studying in universities of Hong Kong, we reveal a mixed Hong Kong-Mainland identity in these students: those who hold a Mainland-oriented identity tend to have a Putonghua-dominated language choice and linguistic practice, whereas those who embrace a Hong Kong-oriented identity tend to prefer a Cantonese-dominated choice and practice. This mixed identity helps better conceive the social image of Mainland immigrants in Hong Kong and discuss the cross-cultural identity formed by linguistic practice.
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%K Cross-Cultural Identity
%K Linguistic Practice
%K Code-Mixing
%K Code-Switching
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=36026