published_or_final_version / Chinese / Master / Master of Philosophy

Being a British colony for more than a century, Hong Kong has been influenced by the western culture in multiple aspects. One of the prominent western footprints is the ubiquitous Cantonese-English code switching and code mixing behavior which permeates all walks of life in this bilingual community. Though having seen its pervasiveness in different domains, limited studies from the sociolinguistic perspective have been conducted in the broadcasting domain, especially within the radio broadcast domain. This research gap prompts a study idea to unravel the sociolinguistic motivations behind the Cantonese-English code switching and code mixing behavior in Hong Kong radio broadcasts. Instances of code-switched and code-mixed which happened during the conversations among radio hosts were transcribed from the broadcasts of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK) between April 26th and May 24th 2013 for exploratory analysis. The language alternation behavior was investigated through a communicative discourse context. In essence, the reasons motivating code switching and code mixing behavior among radio hosts include ‘principle of economy’, ‘generality/ specificity’, ‘euphemism’ and ‘emotional buffer’. Code switching/ code mixing also serves as a purposeful communicative strategy in tone switching or creating comical effect to enhance the entertainment value of the programs. It also helps the speakers to portray a particular social orientation or specifically, to project a western image. By code switching/ code mixing, the hosts also take into consideration of the societal preference of codes. The ideas of ‘we-code’, ‘they-code’, and ‘social distance’ are also applicable in exploring the social meaning of code switching/ code mixing within the Hong Kong radio broadcasts. / published_or_final_version / English Studies / Master / Master of Arts

Leung, Ka Kuen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 167-180). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 - --- Introduction --- p.1 / The Global Rise of Internet Independent Media --- p.1 / Hong Kong - The Rise of Internet Activism --- p.4 / Direction of the Study --- p.6 / Structure of the Thesis --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter 2 - --- Literature Review --- p.11 / Radical Democracy Citizenship --- p.11 / Citizens' Media as Political Space --- p.17 / Transition from Radio to Internet Radio --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter 3 - --- "Hong Kong Civil Society, Citizenship and Radio Industry" --- p.31 / Hong Kong Civil Society and Citizenship --- p.31 / The Political Inclination of Hong Kong Radio Broadcasting --- p.35 / Chapter Chapter 4 - --- Research Design and Methods --- p.40 / One-Case Design --- p.40 / Research Questions --- p.41 / Research Methods --- p.42 / Chapter Chapter 5 - --- The Denial of Radio Broadcast Rights in Hong Kong --- p.48 / Government Control of Broadcasting Policies --- p.49 / Powerlessness of the Political Society --- p.51 / Failed Promise of the Mainstream Media --- p.54 / Chapter Chapter 6 - --- The Rise of PRHK as Political Struggle --- p.57 / The Emergence of Internet Politics in 2003 --- p.58 / Anti-Tung Solidarity: Continuation of People Power --- p.62 / Internet Radio as Hot Property from 2003 to 2004 --- p.65 / Action-Reaction: Internet Radio as Transitional Project --- p.68 / Chapter Chapter 7 - --- PRHK as Radical Democratic Media Association --- p.72 / PRHK as Participatory Citizens' Media --- p.72 / PRHK as Self-managed Media Association --- p.84 / Chapter Chapter 8 - --- PRHK as Radical Democratic Media Site --- p.98 / Positioning of PRHK Media Operation --- p.98 / Independent Internet Radio Programs --- p.113 / Citizens Matter More Than the Platform --- p.123 / Chapter Chapter 9 - --- Conclusion and Discussion --- p.129 / Summary of Findings --- p.129 / Broader Implications --- p.134 / Limitations of the Study and Further Suggestions --- p.142 / Concluding Remarks --- p.145 / Appendices --- p.147 / Bibliography --- p.167

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Social Sciences

Adelaide Nga-yan Lau. / Thesis submitted in: December 2001. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-158). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Introduction --- p.p. 1 -4 / Theoretical Framework --- p.p.5-25 / The Habermasian public sphere / Chapter ■ --- Universal access / Chapter ■ --- Topics of public concern / Chapter ■ --- Rational discussion / Gatekeeping in production / Chapter ■ --- Individual gatekeeping / Chapter ■ --- Organizational gatekeeping / Chapter ■ --- Impact of commercialization / Phone-in Programs as Media Public Spheres --- p.p.26-46 / Factors for developing public sphere / Chapter ■ --- Capitalism / Chapter ■ --- Freedom of expression / Media and political communication in Hong Kong / Political and social contexts of radio phone-in programs / Chapter ■ --- Period of germination / Chapter ■ --- Period of recognition / Chapter ■ --- Period of flourishing / Three radio phone-in programs in Hong Kong / Chapter ■ --- RTHK's Talkabout / Chapter ■ --- Commercial Radio's Teacup in a Storm / Chapter ■ --- Metro Radio's Metropolitics / Methodology --- p.p.47-55 / Data collection / Chapter ■ --- The Robert Chung case / Data analysis / Chapter ■ --- Content analysis / Chapter ■ --- Discourse analysis / Analysis I - Universal Access --- p.p.56-76 / Technologies enhance accessibility / Equal opportunity for callers / Selecting calls / Chapter ■ --- Screening in Talkabout / Chapter ■ --- Screening in Teacup in a Storm / Chapter ■ --- Screening in Metropolitics / What is universal access? / Analysis II - Topics of Public Concern --- p.p.77-96 / Topics initiated by the public / Handling of topics initiated by the public / Characteristics of pre-set discussion topics / Chapter ■ --- Characteristics of discussion topics in Talkabout / Chapter ■ --- Characteristics of discussion topics in Teacup in a Storm / Chapter ■ --- Characteristics of discussion topics in Metropolitics / Who sets the media agenda? / Analysis III - Rational Discussion --- p.P. 97 -114 / Opinions with grounds / Discourse analysis of discussion on the Robert Chung case / Chapter ■ --- Period of reticence / Chapter ■ --- Period of development / Chapter ■ --- Period of investigation / Chapter ■ --- Period of conclusion / What is rational discussion? / Conclusion and Discussion --- p.P.115-128 / Interpretations of three main criteria in the media public sphere / Organizational gatekeeping in the media public sphere / Chapter ■ --- Political economy of Talkabout / Chapter ■ --- Political economy of Teacup in a Storm / Chapter ■ --- Political economy of Metropolitics / One additional criterion 一 Pluralism / Reconsidering the media public sphere / Appendices --- p.P.129-151 / Bibliography --- p.P.152-158