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‘I have to save this language, it’s on the edge like an endangered animal’: perceptions of language threat and linguistic mainlandisation in Hong Kong

Jette G. Hansen EdwardsDepartment of Englishm, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, HKSARCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 307-326 | Received 19 Jun 2019, Accepted 07 Nov 2019, Published online: 13 Nov 2019

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