Vague language in Hong Kong English, ‘Something like that’: A comparative corpus investigation into a defining feature of English in Hong Kong

Patrice Camille Quammie-Wallen

doi:10.1017/S0266078419000415

Vague language in Hong Kong English, ‘Something like that’: A comparative corpus investigation into a defining feature of English in Hong Kong

Patrice Camille Quammie-Wallen

Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Journal	English Today
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266078419000415
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019

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