In:Cultural Conceptualizations of the SELF in Hong Kong English
Denisa Latić
[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts 19] 2025
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Table of contents
AcknowledgementsXI
List of figures and tablesXIII
AbbreviationsXVII
Chapter 1.Introduction1
1.1Cultural Linguistics4
1.1.1Cultural conceptualizations as umbrella term9
1.1.1.1Cultural schemas12
1.1.1.2Cultural categories16
1.1.1.3Cultural metaphors19
1.1.2Cultural conceptualizations in the narrow sense25
1.1.3Cultural cognition29
1.2Conceptualizations of the self31
1.3An outlook on new frontiers: Cultural conceptualizations and conceptual blends38
1.4Cultural Linguistics and world Englishes41
1.5Research aims and goals49
Chapter 2.The cultural and linguistic history of Hong Kong: A diachronic account55
2.1Pre-colonial era56
2.2British Hong Kong63
2.2.1Demographic development of Hong Kong65
2.2.2The evolution of a distinct identity in British Hong Kong’s society71
2.2.3Colonial and post-colonial language policy and education system75
2.3The Handover, a.k.a. the return to the Motherland85
2.4Pro-democracy protests 2014 and 2019/2093
2.5Hong Kong culture100
2.5.1ancestor worship104
2.5.2Family and filial piety111
Chapter 3.Methodology120
3.1Semi-structured ethnographic interviews and focus group discussions121
3.2Online survey124
3.32019/20 protest data127
Chapter 4.Findings130
4.1Semi-structured ethnographic interviews and focus group discussions130
4.1.1The cognitive level of language use131
4.1.1.1Cantonese133
4.1.1.2English136
4.1.1.3Hong Kong English143
4.1.1.4Mandarin149
4.1.2Hong Kong153
4.1.2.1Culture and spirituality157
4.1.2.2Hong Kong people165
4.1.3Differences to mainland China167
4.1.4A conceptual network of the self171
4.2Online survey175
4.2.1Ghosts, ancestors, and gods176
4.2.2Likert scale results: Conceptualizations of language181
4.2.2.1Conceptualizing cantonese181
4.2.2.2Conceptualizing hong kong english183
4.2.2.3Conceptualizing mandarin (Putonghua)187
4.2.3Conceptualizations of categories pertaining to the self189
4.2.3.1Conceptualizing hong kong189
4.2.3.2Conceptualizing hongkonger191
4.2.4Conceptualizations of categories pertaining to the other204
4.2.5Intermediate conclusions207
4.32019/20 protest data: Conceptualizations of the self in a transient linguistic landscape209
4.3.1Conceptualizing the self211
4.3.1.1Hongkongers211
4.3.1.2Protesters214
4.3.1.3Hong Kong217
4.3.2Conceptualizing the other221
4.3.2.1The Hong Kong police221
4.3.2.2Carrie Lam226
4.3.2.3China, the Chinese communist party, Xi Jinping228
4.3.3Conceptual binary of self and other230
Chapter 5.Discussion: A cultural model of the self233
Chapter 6.Conclusion244
References247
Appendixes
Appendix I278
Appendix II281
a.Consent form corpus 1281
b.Questionnaire corpus 2282
Subject index
Conceptualization index
