香港回归以后所发生的一些社会事件,在一定程度上也影响了居民的语言生活,以及人们对各种语言使用和推广的态度。“两文三语”既是香港语言现象的概括,也被视为香港的语言政策;但是对于“两文三语”在不同场合所指向的具体内涵,人们有时候有不同的理解,并因此而引发了一些争论,例如有关法定口语的争论、母语教学的争论,以及近年备受关注的用普通话教中文的争论。本文尝试对这些不同的意见做个简单的梳理,希望能借此检视一下人们对“两文三语”格局的不同诠释如何影响普通话在香港的使用和推广;同时对未来如何为普通话定位提出一些看法。
Abstract
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Since then a number of social, political, and economic incidents such as the Asian fi nancial crisis and the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) have an impact on the language use and language policy in Hong Kong. Against this wider social background, this paper traces the history of the complex language situation, reviews the relationships between Chinese Putonghua, Cantonese, and English in various social contexts, and explores the future positions of the languages and language varieties in Hong Kong people’s social life. The research finds that (1) while “biliteracy and trilingualism” is considered as the language policy of Hong Kong, the exact content of the policy is subject to different interpretations, and sometimes leads to debates and dispute; (2) Hong Kong people regard English as a very useful language and believe that it is important for children to learn English from early ages; (3) most Hong Kong people use Cantonese as their everyday language; (4) Putonghua gradually gains ground, but it still takes years to become part of the “mother tongue education”.
关键词
两文三语 /
粤语 /
普通话 /
普教中
Key words
biliteracy and trilingualism /
Cantonese /
Putonghua /
Putonghua as the medium of instructional for the Chinese subject
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