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English in new cultural contexts : reflections from Singapore / J.A. Foley ... [and others].
Van Pelt Library PE3502.S5 E54 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Singapore.
- English language.
- English language--Dialects--Singapore.
- Intercultural communication.
- English language--Dialects.
- Singapore.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Singapore] : Singapore Institute of Management ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Joseph A. Foley
- Why new Englishes? / Thiru Kandiah
- Theories of language genesis / Bao Zhiming
- The emergence of new Englishes / Thiru Kandiah
- The situation of English in Singapore / Anthea Fraser Gupta
- The grammar of Singapore English / Lubna Alsagoff and Ho Chee Lick
- The sounds of Singapore English / Bao Zhiming
- The lexicon of Singapore English / Lionel Wee
- English as the common language in multicultural Singapore / Ho Chee Lick and Lubna Alsagoff
- The new Englishes : language in the home / Joseph A. Foley
- Language in the school / Joseph A. Foley
- Singapore literature in English / Ismail S. Talib
- Language planning and management in Singapore / Wendy Bokhorst-Heng.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [310]-330) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195884159
- OCLC:
- 42471216
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