Evolving identities : the English language in Singapore and Malaysia / Vincent B.Y. Ooi (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ooi, Vincent, B. Y.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Singapore.

English language.

English language--Malaysia.

Malaysia.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

xvii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Times Academic Press, 2001.

Summary:

The 12 studies are based on the notion that there is a continual mediation between the various multilingual and multicultural forces that shape the linguistic identity of a Singaporean- Malaysian English speaker. Scholars of language and literature, who are either from the two historically-linked southeastern Asian countries or have lived and worked there extensively, offer insights primarily to teachers and students of English there. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

1. The Voices of English-knowing Bilinguals and the Emergence of New Epicentres / Anne Pakir 1

2. Is English a First or Second Language in Singapore? / Joseph Foley 12

3. Lectal Varieties of Malaysian English / Elaine Morais 33

4. Ethnic Group Varieties of Singapore English: Melody or Harmony? / Lisa Lim 53

5. Two Issues in the Study of Singapore English Phonology / Bao Zhiming 69

6. Tense and Aspect in Singapore English / Lubna Alsagoff 79

7. Reduplication in Colloquial Singapore English / Lim Choon Yeoh, Lionel Wee 89

8. The Cultural Grounding of Singapore English / Ho Chee Lick 102

9. 'Jumping on the Bangwagon': Issues in Student Writing / Alan Maley 112

10. Till Divorce Do Us Part: The Case of Singaporean and Malaysian English / Gerard Lim 125

11. 'Melaka or Malacca; Kallang or Care-Lang': Lexical Innovation and Nativisation in Malaysian and Singaporean English / Peter K W Tan 140

12. Upholding Standards or Passively Observing Language?: Corpus Evidence and the Concentric Circles Model / Vincent B Y Ooi 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-204) and index.

ISBN:

981210156X

OCLC:

48517550