Speech Accommodation (Motivated to Adopt certain Varieties)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
 

• ​Convergence (Reduce Social Distance)
• Converge to HK society by speaking Cantonese by speaking Cantonese​

• Converge to Magar/Nepalese Community by speaking Nepali

 

 

• Accommodation (A group tries to learn the dominant language of society)
• All Rana family members has been learning Cantonese
• Psychological reason (Sense of belonging):

--> Feel that they belong to HK society: If any tragedy happens to HK, they feel sad too

 

• ​Instrumental reason (Usefulness of dominant language):

--> Point out that their 2nd language English cannot always replace Cantonese in HK​

Under some situations Cantonese must be used e.g. interlocutors do not know English

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• Divergence (Differentiate Oneself from Group)
• Kids of the children generation prefer speaking English to other languages
• English is their second language and the medium of instruction in schools
• Social network sites, hollywood movies and english music/ band

--> No divergence