Daftar Isi:1. Introduction 2. Long-term processes of enregisterment 3. Enregistering local practices and local spaces 4. Linguistic signs alternation crossing and adequation 5. Women narratives identity and expectations in ward 8 6. Learning to become a good ward member 7. Emerging identities in a monthly ward 8 male meeting 8. Chineseness as deviance 9. Language ideologies and practice in ward 5 10. Conclusions