This book systematically examines the linguistic features and socio-cultural issues of ‘Hong Kong English’. The author focuses on authentic data taken from the International Corpus of English (the Hon
Poetry. Written over the past 35 years, PICASSO'S TEARS is an epic account of Wong May's incisive, empathic, and visionary engagement with our strange and violent world. Politically inflamed and inten
Often described as “more English than the English,” the city of Victoria has a much more ethnically diverse background than historical record and current literature reveal. Significant contributions w
Taking data from a number of sources, Wong (honorary linguistics, U. of Hong Kong) presents the first analysis of adverbial clauses in Chinese in which illustrative examples and exposition are based o
