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Chiu Chow
About
The Chiu Chow language belongs to the major dialect group Min. It is a variety of Chinese spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong. In the 18th and 20th centuries, many Chiu Chow speaking people immigrated to Hong Kong.
In this report, we refer people whose origin is Chiu Chow as Chiu Chow people or Teochew.
Ho Ho Jiat, Ga Ga Jiat!
吃
飯
啦
好好
個個
吃！
Jak
Bung
La!
Objectives
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To explore Chiu Chow perspectives on their language choice in different contexts in Hong Kong
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To find out the relationship between language and social identity
Why do HK
advertisements like to use the Chiu Chow language?
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Kam Heung Rice (1996)
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Four Seas Fishball (2009)
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