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Our feelings about langscape in Sham Shui Po
Our feelings about langscape in Sham Shui Po
When we first chose Sham Shui Po to conduct the project, we did not think that there were great differences in language use among Hong Kong districts.Pennington(1998) summarized that Cantonese, English and Putonghua were the main languages in Hong Kong. Moreover, Crystal (2003) said that English was the global language. So, do these situations also appear in Sham Shui Po? So, is this really ture in Hong Kong? Definitely, it was far different between our thought and truth. We assumed that only three languages (mainly Cantonese, Putonghua and then English) would be found in the district. But what we have discovered is that in Shum Shui Po, there are almost ten languages used here. Just let us have a brief mention about the languages. They are Putonghua, Cantonese, English, Arabic, Afghan, Ugandan, French, Japanese and Thai. Do you feel amazed after hearing that? Although Sham Shui Po is small, it is indeed a place for different cultures and languages have interaction.
After finishing this project, we were emboldened to communicate with others, who are not locals. The people we have interviewed were so nice, kind, enthusiastic and pleasant. We have good impression of them. They were willing to communicate with others. Before going to Sham Shui Po, we always worried about how to communicate with people who came from other countries. Thus, after finishing this project, our confidence to speak with others is greatly improved.
All in all, Sham Shui Po is indeed a place for the whole world. It is not a place that only has old buildings and sounds which are all in Cantonese. Here, we can meet different people and have interaction with them. Different cultures can exchange here. In our eyes, Sham Shui Po demonstrates its own diversity of language.
References:
Pennington, M.C.(1998). Language in Hong Kong at century’s end. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press
Crystal D. (2003). English as a global language. Hong Kong: Cambridge University Press
When we first chose Sham Shui Po to conduct the project, we did not think that there were great differences in language use among Hong Kong districts.Pennington(1998) summarized that Cantonese, English and Putonghua were the main languages in Hong Kong. Moreover, Crystal (2003) said that English was the global language. So, do these situations also appear in Sham Shui Po? So, is this really ture in Hong Kong? Definitely, it was far different between our thought and truth. We assumed that only three languages (mainly Cantonese, Putonghua and then English) would be found in the district. But what we have discovered is that in Shum Shui Po, there are almost ten languages used here. Just let us have a brief mention about the languages. They are Putonghua, Cantonese, English, Arabic, Afghan, Ugandan, French, Japanese and Thai. Do you feel amazed after hearing that? Although Sham Shui Po is small, it is indeed a place for different cultures and languages have interaction.
After finishing this project, we were emboldened to communicate with others, who are not locals. The people we have interviewed were so nice, kind, enthusiastic and pleasant. We have good impression of them. They were willing to communicate with others. Before going to Sham Shui Po, we always worried about how to communicate with people who came from other countries. Thus, after finishing this project, our confidence to speak with others is greatly improved.
All in all, Sham Shui Po is indeed a place for the whole world. It is not a place that only has old buildings and sounds which are all in Cantonese. Here, we can meet different people and have interaction with them. Different cultures can exchange here. In our eyes, Sham Shui Po demonstrates its own diversity of language.
References:
Pennington, M.C.(1998). Language in Hong Kong at century’s end. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press
Crystal D. (2003). English as a global language. Hong Kong: Cambridge University Press
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