Hong Kong – Language on the Move

Language politics

Advocating for linguistic diversity

Linguistic diversity is a demographic reality, as Dr Alexandra Grey pointed out in her presentation This week, Professor Lisa Lim and her colleagues from Sydney University’ School of Languages and Cultures…

Ingrid PillerMay 17, 2019

English as a global language

Multilingual Hong Kong

Multilingual Hong Kong (Katherine Chen and Gray Carper, 2005-2007) During our visit to Hong Kong, Kimie and I met Katherine Chen, who introduced us to a sociolinguistic film she has…

Ingrid PillerDecember 3, 2012

Intercultural communication

Conversations in Hong Kong

Professor Adam Jaworski and intercultural communication students at the University of Hong Kong It is one of the joys of having written a book like Intercultural Communication that readers like…

Ingrid PillerNovember 28, 2012

Language and migration

Postnatal depression and language proficiency

Postnatal depression (Source: rcpsych.ac.uk) Last week I was interviewed for a publication intended to showcase the achievements of women in research. When the interviewer, Meryl Hancock, asked me about the…

Ingrid PillerAugust 20, 2012

Language and globalization

Academic capitalism and the spread of English

In 2009, I contributed a chapter about the social inclusion of migrants in Australia to an edited book about immigration policy published in Japanese in Japan. The book is doing…

Ingrid PillerJuly 11, 2010

Multilingual Hong Kong

Conversations in Hong Kong

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