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Philippine English : linguistic and literary perspectives / edited by Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista and Kingsley Bolton.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Asian Englishes today.
- Asian Englishes today
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Philippines.
- English language.
- English language--Social aspects--Philippines.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (425 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], c2008.
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The study of English in the Philippines provides insights into issues such as colonial and postcolonial languages and literatures, languages in contact, language and education, intercultural communication, etc.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Series editor's preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of contributors
- Map of the Philippines
- Introduction - Philippine English: Linguistic and literary perspectives
- Part I: The Sociolinguistic Context
- 1. A favorable climate and soil: A transplanted language and literature
- 2. English in Philippine education: Solution or problem?
- 3. English-language media in the Philippines: Description and research
- 4. World Englishes or worlds of English? Pitfalls of a postcolonial discourse in Philippine English
- 5. 'When I was a child I spake as a child': Reflecting on the limits of a nationalist language policy
- 6. Taglish, or the phantom power of the lingua franca
- Part II: Linguistic Forms
- 7. Linguistic diversity and English in the Philippines
- 8. A lectal description of the phonological features of Philippine English
- 9. Lexicography and the description of Philippine English vocabulary
- 10. Investigating the grammatical features of Philippine English
- 11. English in Philippine call centers and BPO operations: Issues, opportunities and research
- Part III: Philippine English Literature
- 12. Colonial education and the shaping of Philippine literature in English
- 13. Negotiating language: Postcolonialism and nationalism in Philippine literature in English
- 14. 'This scene so fair': Filipino English poetry, 1905-2005
- 15. The Philippine short story in English: An overview
- 16. The Filipino novel in English
- 17. Filipino diasporic literature
- 18. In conversation: Cebuano writers on Philippine literature and English
- Part IV: Resources
- 19. Bibliographical resources for researching English in the Philippines
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-394) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bautista, Lourdes S. Philippine English
- ISBN:
- 9786612709234
- 9789882207264
- 988220726X
- 9781282709232
- 1282709232
- 9789888052639
- 9888052632
- OCLC:
- 650586908
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