Abstract
This paper presents a longitudinal study which covers two samples of Chinese names of foreign brands in Hong Kong over a period of 8 years: a 1987-1988 sample of 261 brand names and a 1994-1995 sample of 231 brand names. A framework developed by the author is adopted. The results show that a tendency of deepened localization developed over the period, meaning that the Chinese names of foreign brands are becoming more independent in terms of the connotation of the brand names as compared to their original counterparts. The origins were retained basically in terms of the length and the pronunciation. Possible explanations are also discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-137 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Marketing Communications |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Business and International Management
- Marketing
User-Defined Keywords
- Hong Kong
- International Brand Naming
- Localization
- Longitudinal Comparison