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Southern Min (Hokkien) as a Migrating Language

A Comparative Study of Language Shift and Maintenance Across National Borders

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Authors:
  1. Picus Sizhi Ding

    1. Department of Linguistics, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

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  • Casts light on the understanding of multilingualism as a result of social adaptation
  • Reveals the connection between transitional bilingualism and language shift
  • Provides detailed accounts of how Hokkien (Southern Min) faded away in migrating families and Hokkien-speaking territories
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Linguistics (SBIL)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Picus Sizhi Ding
    Pages 1-18

  3. Multilingualism in a Drifting Family

    • Picus Sizhi Ding
    Pages 19-38

  4. The Rise and Fall of Hokkien in Singapore

    • Picus Sizhi Ding
    Pages 39-53

  5. Taiwan: The Haven for Southern Min?

    • Picus Sizhi Ding
    Pages 55-75

  6. The Fate of Hokkien in Its Homeland

    • Picus Sizhi Ding
    Pages 77-93

  7. Conclusion

    • Picus Sizhi Ding
    Pages 95-101

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 103-109
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About this book

This book presents multilingualism as a social phenomenon, which arises when speakers of a different language move to a new society and learn to speak the dominant language of the society. It offers case studies of Hokkien migrating families when they encounter new languages in Burma, Macao and San Francisco, showing how a family changes across generations from monolingual to bilingual/multilingual and back to monolingual. In the process language shift occurs as a result of transitional bilingualism. The dynamic status of Hokkien is also attested at the societal level in Singapore, Taiwan and south Fujian, the homeland of Hokkien.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Linguistics, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

    Picus Sizhi Ding

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Southern Min (Hokkien) as a Migrating Language

  • Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Language Shift and Maintenance Across National Borders

  • Authors: Picus Sizhi Ding

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Linguistics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-594-5

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-287-593-8Published: 24 November 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-594-5Published: 17 November 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2197-0009

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-0017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 109

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Asian Languages

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