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ERIC Number: EJ530896
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-5309
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The Speech-Act Offence: Claiming and Professing Membership of a Triad Society in Hong Kong.
Bolton, Kingsley; And Others
Language & Communication, v16 n3 p263-90 Jul 1996
Presents a detailed account of many of the issues relating to Chinese "secret societies" and the use of triad language. The article emphasizes the pressing need to update and extend intelligent research in this area, particularly with regard to current practices of triad societies and their relationship to organized crime, in Hong Kong and overseas. (39 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Colonialism, Court Litigation, Criminal Law, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Law Enforcement, Police Action, Political Issues, Rhetoric, Social Organizations, Socioeconomic Status, Sociolinguistics, Speech Acts
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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