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1 results foundAuthor: Ip, pau-fuk, Peter Title: The Sociolinguistics of Triad Language in Hong Kong Summary: This thesis contains a study of the use of triad language in Hong Kong today. In it I have set out to discuss a number of important aspects of triad language. In Chapter 2, I discussed the literature on the subject, and then I gave a statement of my research issues. My research is concerned with the identifying and describing a distinct group of linguistic items which we can identify as 'triad language': discussing the social factors that influence their usage; relating a knowledge of traditional triad ritual and triad writings necessary to understand and explain the use of triad jargon today; and discussing its spread into the wider community. At the centre of the thesis is a wordlist containing four hundred and fourteen items of various types of triad language. A selection of these items, numbering thirty-nine in all are discussed in Chapter 5 of the thesis. Details: Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong, 1999. 178p. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed May 29, 2013 at: http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/33344 Year: 1999 Country: Hong Kong URL: http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/33344 Shelf Number: 128848 Keywords: GangsLanguageLinguisticsSociolinguisticsTriads (China, Hong Kong) |