@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/cld.1.2.07xi, author = "Xi Yan and Moody, Andrew", title = "Language and society in Macao: A review of sociolinguistic studies on Macao in the past three decades", journal= "Chinese Language and Discourse", year = "2010", volume = "1", number = "2", pages = "293-324", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/cld.1.2.07xi", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/cld.1.2.07xi", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "1877-7031", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "bilingualism/multilingualism", keywords = "sociolinguistics", keywords = "Macao", abstract = "The present study attempts to comprehensively review the sociolinguistic literature on Macao from the past three decades by focusing on four key research themes found in previous studies: (1) languages, dialects and specialized languages, (2) language contact, (3) language attitudes and identity construction and (4) language planning and language policy. By presenting a fuller picture of previous studies of language and society in Macao it is argued that the sociolinguistic situation of Macao should not be overlooked in the study of Chinese sociolinguistics.", }