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1、Proceedingsofthe20thNorthAmericanConferenceonChineseLinguistics(NACCL-20).2008.Volume1.EditedbyMarjorieK.M.ChanandHanaKang.Columbus,Ohio:TheOhioStateUniversity.Pages379-389.RapperJin(歐陽靖)andABC:AcquiringSpokenCantoneseandTransnationalIdentityThroughRestaurantCultureand

2、HongKongTVJenniferW.JayUniversityofAlbertaJin(JinAu-yeung)isatwenty-fiveyearoldAsianAmericanrapperbornandrearedinMiami,andcurrentlyknownforhisrapsongsupportingBarrackObama.HesellshimselfasatransnationalChineseandanAsianAmericanwhohascarvedasuccessfulcareerinAmericanhip

3、-hopandrap,aculturalmediumlongdominatedbyAfricanAmericanartists.Jin’suniquestylehasbeenthrowingoneortwoCantonesephrases,orevenastanza,intohismainlyEnglishfreestylebattlingandraplyrics,butherecentlyreleasedABC,aCDclaimedtobe98%inCantonese.Myprimarypurposeinthispaperisto

4、analyzeABC’stensongs,writtenandperformedbyJin,fromtwoperspectives:hisacquisitionofCan-tonesefromhisparentsandfromHongKongtelevision,andtheconstructionofhisidentityasatransnationalChineseinmulti-ethnicAmerica.InthepastdecadeIhavebeenintriguedbyanumberofCanadian-bornheri

5、tagestudents(CBCs)inmyChinesehistoryclasseswhoacquiredsomeproficiencywithspokenCantonesethroughwatchingHongKongTVathome.TheirfirstspokenlanguagewasCantoneseandtheycouldsingthethemesongsoftelevisionseriesbutcouldnotreadorwriteinChinese.Mimickingparentsandtelevisionperso

6、nalitiesgavethemnativepronunciationinCantoneseaswellassomeinsightsintotheHongKongmovie/televisionindustry.Astheirsocialcirclebroadenedoutsidethehome,theybeganlosingbothflu-encyinCantoneseandinterestintheirparents’backgroundexceptforChinesefood.Mostlytheparentsandgrandp

7、arentsacceptthelossoffluencyandcriticizethemashollowbambookids(ofChineseethnicitybutemptyofChinesesubstance).Theseindivi-dualsidentifythemselveswithotherAmerican-bornorCanadian-bornChineseasABCsorCBCs.AtChineseNewYearinFebruary2007,theChineseAmericanrapper,Jin(Au-yeung

8、Jin(1982-),droppedanalbumtitledABCanditbecamethecollectivevoiceofABCsandCBCstalkingbacktotheirfamiliesaboutwhattheyha