Two decades of decolonization and renationalization: the evolutionary dynamics of Hong Kong English and an update of its functions and statusFootnote^*

^*This paper is intellectually indebted and affectionately dedicated to my colleague, Professor Stephen Evans of the Department of English, who passed away in March 2017.

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