Cantonese‐English code‐switching research in Hong Kong: a Y2K review

This paper is a review of the major works in code-switching in Hong Kong to date. Four context-specific motivations commonly found in the Hong Kong Chinese press - euphemism, specificity, bilingual punning, and principle of economy - are adduced to show that English is one of the important linguistic resources used by Chinese Hongkongers to fulfill a variety of well-defined communicative purposes.

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