English in Malaysia: Current Use and Status - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004314296 ISBN 13 : 9789004314290

Editeur : Brill, 2016

Synopsis

English in Malaysia: Current Use and Status offers an account of the English language used in present-day West and East Malaysia and its status anchored in different linguistic, social and educational domains. After an Introduction giving a bird's eye view of the status of English in Malaysia, the eight main chapters offer case studies revolving around four themes:
i. linguistic features, with special focus on pronunciation and language contact;
ii. language attitudes;
iii. English in on-line discourse; and
iv. English and language policies.

The chapters cover original data and topics, seeking to draw an accurate portrait of Malaysian English, a non-native variety of postcolonial English that is currently developing its pronunciation, grammar, lexis and distinct identity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Toshiko Yamaguchi, Ph.D. (1999), University of Essex, is Associate Professor of the Department of English Language at the University of Malaya. She has published articles and books on Japanese language and linguistics and is currently researching varieties of English.

David Deterding, Ph.D. (1990), University of Cambridge, is Professor at the University of Brunei Darussalam, where he teaches Phonetics, Translation, Forensic Linguistics and Research Methods. His research focuses on acoustic phonetics, Brunei English, and Misunderstandings in English as a Lingua Franca.

Contributors are: Ambigapathy Pandian, Paolo Coluzzi, Sachihiko Kondo, James McLellan, Magnús Pétursson, Patricia Nora Riget, Rachel Siew Kuang Tan, Siew Imm Tan, and Xiaomei Wang.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: chinois
• ISBN 10: 9004314296
• ISBN 13: 9789004314290
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 212
• Éditeur: Yamaguchi Toshiko, Deterding David
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible