Law, Wai Ling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 170-180). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Title Page --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / 摘要 --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.v-vii / Chapter 1 Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The focus of this thesis --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- The structure of this thesis --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- A changing scene: The use of English worldwide --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Some old pictures and present fallacies --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- Fallacy one - Native English(es) as the starting point and the end point --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- Fallacy two - The stability of native models --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.1.3 --- Fallacy three - The unarguable definite intelligibility of native varieties --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- English as an international language - The legitimacy of New Englishes --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- Theoretical frameworks and research findings on HKE --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Approaches in describing the systems of non-native varieties --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- The phonology of HKE --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- The significance of L1 transfer from Cantonese --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- HKE as an independent phonological system --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- The importance of scrutiny of phonological factors --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- The need for a variation analysis of HKE in bridging the gap --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Pilot studies --- p.45 / Chapter 2.3 --- English and Cantonese Phonologies --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- English phonology --- p.48 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Cantonese phonology --- p.51 / Chapter 2.4 --- Research questions --- p.60 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.65 / Chapter 3.1 --- Research setting & selection of participants --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2 --- The participants --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3 --- Research design --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Data collection --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Procedures --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Data processing --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Data analysis --- p.76 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results --- p.85 / Chapter 4.1 --- Description of the analysis --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2 --- Independent variables - Effects of factor groups on vowel productions --- p.97 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Proficiency --- p.97 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Speaker --- p.98 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Stress --- p.101 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Number of syllables --- p.102 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Preceding phonological environment --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Following phonological environment --- p.113 / Chapter 4.3 --- Dependent variables - The effects of interactions of factor groups on vowel realizations --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Long vowels --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Diphthongs --- p.118 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Short vowels --- p.120 / Chapter 4.4 --- A comparison of behaviour of long vowels，diphthongs and short vowels --- p.123 / Chapter Chapter --- 5 Discussion --- p.129 / Chapter 5.1 --- Addressing the research questions --- p.130 / Chapter 5.2 --- Following phonological environment --- p.133 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- L1 transfer from Cantonese --- p.133 / Chapter 5.2.1.1 --- Transfer of Cantonese phonological rules and phonotactic constraints --- p.134 / Chapter 5.2.1.2 --- Effect of sonority distance --- p.140 / Chapter 5.2.1.3 --- Further evidence on interaction of Cantonese and English phonology --- p.146 / Chapter 5.3 --- Preceding phonological environment --- p.147 / Chapter 5.4 --- Stress --- p.151 / Chapter 5.5 --- Number of syllables --- p.153 / Chapter 5.6 --- Ranking of constraints in HKE phonology --- p.154 / Chapter 5.7 --- Implications of insignificance of proficiency and speaker --- p.156 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- "Implications, Limitations，Directions of Future Research and Conclusion" --- p.159 / Chapter 6.1 --- Implications --- p.159 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Future investigations into New Englishes --- p.160 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Language planning --- p.162 / Chapter 6.2 --- Limitations of the present study --- p.165 / Chapter 6.3 --- Directions of future research --- p.167 / Chapter 6.4 --- Conclusion --- p.169 / References --- p.170 / Appendix 1 Questionnaire of personal information --- p.181 / Appendix 2 Conversational interview prompting questions --- p.182

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