Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Asks Why Few Asian Words Make it into English

13 April 2017 (Thursday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, talks about the foreign words that make into the Oxford English Dictionary, and why few Asian words make into it, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“If words such as restaurant (originally French) and pizzeria (Italian) have been absorbed into English, what will it take for dai pai dong and bing sutt to become trendy enough to follow them?”

Please click on the following link for the complete article:

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2087362/foreign-words-make-it-oxford-english-dictionary

Source: SCMP

Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Asks What the Case of Hong Kong’s Star Policeman Says About the City’s Language Policy

31 March 2017 (Friday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, shares her views on the city’s language policy and discusses the case of Constable Ifzal Zaffar, a Hong Kong policeman of Pakistani descent who became an overnight star, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“Ifzal Zaffar recently climbed a crane and, speaking in Urdu, persuaded a fellow Pakistani not to commit suicide. He’s proficient in Cantonese with help from a government scheme, but a fuller embrace of multilingualism is still needed.”

Please click on the following link for the complete article:
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2083468/what-case-hong-kongs-hero-policeman-says-about

Source: SCMP

Faculty of Arts in the Media: Dr Aaron Magnan-Park Discusses the 'Ghost in the Shell' Casting Controversy on Al Jazeera

3 April 2017 (Monday)

Dr Aaron Magnan-Park from the Department of Comparative Literature was interviewed for Al Jazeera’s report on 'Ghost in the Shell'. This new movie based on the adventures of a Japanese manga comic hero has attracted criticism for casting Scarlett Johansson as an Asian heroine.

Please click on the following link for the video of the interview:
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/news/2017/04/ghost-shell-criticised-casting-white-heroine-170403051821614.html