Language and society in Macao: A review of sociolinguistic studies on Macao in the past three decades

Xi Yan,; Moody, Andrew

doi:10.1075/cld.1.2.07xi

Article published In: Chinese Language and Discourse
Vol. 1:2 (2010) ► pp.293–324

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Language and society in Macao

A review of sociolinguistic studies on Macao in the past three decades

Xi Yan | University of Macau

Andrew Moody | Macao SAR

Published online: 10 December 2010

https://doi.org/10.1075/cld.1.2.07xi

The present study attempts to comprehensively review the sociolinguistic literature on Macao from the past three decades by focusing on four key research themes found in previous studies: (1) languages, dialects and specialized languages, (2) language contact, (3) language attitudes and identity construction and (4) language planning and language policy. By presenting a fuller picture of previous studies of language and society in Macao it is argued that the sociolinguistic situation of Macao should not be overlooked in the study of Chinese sociolinguistics.

Keywords: bilingualism/multilingualism, Macao, sociolinguistics

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