Andrew Cheng 鄭安誠
@linguistandrew.bsky.social
Linguist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (www2.hawaii.edu/~acheng20/). Last name sounds like the first syllable of "jungle". (he/him)
... ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, olelo Niihau, te reo Māori, Hawaiian Sign Language, and Rapa Nui. I'm pleased that our program's focus on Indigenous (and/or endangered) languages of the Pacific Region really shines through in their choice of topics to study.
May 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
... ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, olelo Niihau, te reo Māori, Hawaiian Sign Language, and Rapa Nui. I'm pleased that our program's focus on Indigenous (and/or endangered) languages of the Pacific Region really shines through in their choice of topics to study.
Transphonologization?
March 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Transphonologization?
Is it just palatalization? (Body of tongue raised due to /i/)
March 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Is it just palatalization? (Body of tongue raised due to /i/)
Reposted by Andrew Cheng 鄭安誠
Andrew Cheng – Linguistics & Accent Perception
@linguistandrew.bsky.social studies voice and accent perceptions in Honolulu’s linguistic landscape. He will examine whether varieties of English in Hawaiʻi are linked to ethnic and cultural backgrounds—and if this influences linguistic discrimination.
@linguistandrew.bsky.social studies voice and accent perceptions in Honolulu’s linguistic landscape. He will examine whether varieties of English in Hawaiʻi are linked to ethnic and cultural backgrounds—and if this influences linguistic discrimination.
February 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Andrew Cheng – Linguistics & Accent Perception
@linguistandrew.bsky.social studies voice and accent perceptions in Honolulu’s linguistic landscape. He will examine whether varieties of English in Hawaiʻi are linked to ethnic and cultural backgrounds—and if this influences linguistic discrimination.
@linguistandrew.bsky.social studies voice and accent perceptions in Honolulu’s linguistic landscape. He will examine whether varieties of English in Hawaiʻi are linked to ethnic and cultural backgrounds—and if this influences linguistic discrimination.
Great point! I wrote about this and also about Korean Americans' reactions to Greta Lee's Korean in Past Lives. Audiences want linguistic realism, but there's a very narrow perception of what "realistic languaging" sounds like.
January 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Great point! I wrote about this and also about Korean Americans' reactions to Greta Lee's Korean in Past Lives. Audiences want linguistic realism, but there's a very narrow perception of what "realistic languaging" sounds like.
... Northern Vietnamese, Taiwanese Hokkien, Eastern Andalusian Spanish, Cebuano, Georgian, Pastaza Kichwa, Telugu, Romanian, Sinhala, and Ibanag! Just a taste of the amazing linguistic diversity here in Honolulu.
December 10, 2024 at 2:11 AM
... Northern Vietnamese, Taiwanese Hokkien, Eastern Andalusian Spanish, Cebuano, Georgian, Pastaza Kichwa, Telugu, Romanian, Sinhala, and Ibanag! Just a taste of the amazing linguistic diversity here in Honolulu.