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Hong Kong is well-known as its unique character of assimilating different kinds of cultures, especially culture of the West and of the East.

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But in terms of languages, only Cantonese and English are mostly recognized by local Hong Kong people. While we can easily find a lot of Tagalog speakers, Filipinos, are surrounding us, how should we view this language as well as this group of people in Hong Kong?

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With the interviews of residential Filipinos and domestic helpers, the interrelated connection between language practices and identity construction among these groups of Filipinos will be revealed.

Language and Identity

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Catti Lee , Emily Mak , Trista Lam, Yanessa Fung

LCOM3001 Cultural Dimensions of Language and Communication by Dr. Lisa Lim

Language and Communication, School of English, The University of Hong Kong 
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