Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Talks about the Origin of the Word “gweilo” and Other Names East Asians have for Foreigners

15 September 2017 (Friday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, talks about the origin of the word “gweilo” and other names East Asians have for foreigners, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“Once considered offensive, the Cantonese slang for white man is now generally accepted, even embraced, by some expats as a light-hearted epithet”

Please click on the following link for the complete article:

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2111173/where-word-gweilo-comes-and-other-names-east-asians-have

Source: SCMP

Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Talks about the Origin of the Word “typhoon”

1 September 2017 (Friday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, talks about the origin of the word “typhoon”, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“A closer look shows ‘typhoon’ may not have originated from Chinese after all”

Please click on the following link for the complete article:

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2109164/hong-kong-braces-mawar-find-out-where-word-typhoon-came

Source: SCMP