Grammatical metaphor in Cantonese and Cantonese as an academic language
Grammatical metaphor in Cantonese and Cantonese as an academic language
Halliday’s linguistic theory of ‘grammatical metaphor’ and his discussion of the pivotal role that grammatical metaphor plays in the abstraction and technicalization of the language of science have been key theoretical resources informing the linguistic analysis of English academic language. In this presentation, I discuss the strategic role that a formal variety of Cantonese can play in scaffolding students’ development of formal academic literacy in educational contexts by examining the kinds of grammatical metaphors used in formal spoken Cantonese registers such as news broadcasts and political speeches in Hong Kong and how these grammatical metaphors can be connected to grammatical metaphors in formal academic language in educational settings.
Theme: New Horizons in Cantonese Grammar
香港語言學學會第十屆粵語討論會: 粵語語法學的新視野
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Session 3
- University of Hong Kong (香港大學) China (People's Republic of)
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