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  • The Phonetics of Malay

    by David Deterding, Ishamina Athirah Gardiner, Najib Noorashid ...
    Series series Elements in Phonetics
    Malay is one of the major languages in the world, but there has been relatively little detailed research on its phonetics. This Element provides an overview of existing descriptions of the pronunciation of Standard Malay before briefly considering the pronunciation of some dialects of Malay. It then introduces materials that may be used for studying the phonetics of Malay: a short text, the NWS ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Engaging Modern Brunei

    Research on language, literature, and culture

    Edited by Hannah Ming Yit Ho, David Deterding ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book explores issues shaping and defining modern Bruneian identity. It addresses the research gap regarding Brunei studies in terms of the language, literature, and culture of Brunei which, with its bilingual education, is uniquely positioned at the intersection of the Malay and western worlds.The book analyses the linguistic, literary, and cultural modes that provide the backdrop for modern ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Brunei English

    A New Variety in a Multilingual Society

    by Salbrina Sharbawi, David Deterding, Nur Raihan Mohamad ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is a revised and updated edition of the first ever monograph wholly dedicated to the systematic linguistic description of Brunei English. Deterding and Salbrina (2013) provided a comprehensive coverage of the history, structural properties (on the levels of pronunciation, grammar, discourse and vocabulary) and social (and educational) settings of Brunei English. After almost a decade, ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam

    A Kingdom of Unexpected Linguistic Diversity

    Edited by David Deterding, Noor Azam Haji-Othman, James McLellan ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides an overview of the linguistic situation in Brunei, including a historical overview and a synopsis of the current education system. It investigates pronunciation, particularly the intelligibility of Brunei English and the vowels of Brunei Mandarin, and it also describes the acquisition of Malay grammar, Malay politeness strategies, the use of language online, language in the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Brunei English

    A New Variety in a Multilingual Society

    by David Deterding, Salbrina Sharbawi ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This detailed survey of Brunei English reflects the burgeoning academic interest in the many new varieties of English which are fast evolving around the world. Wholly up to date, the study is based on careful analysis of a substantial dataset that provides real-life examples of usage to illustrate the narrative throughout. As well as a thorough account of the pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Researching Chinese English: the State of the Art

    Edited by Zhichang Xu, Deyuan He, David Deterding ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume offers a timely collection of original research papers on the various features and issues surrounding Chinese English, one of the varieties in World Englishes with a large and increasing number of learners and users. The five sections entitled ‘Researching Chinese English Pronunciation’, ‘Researching Chinese English Lexis, Grammar and Pragmatics’, ‘Researching Perceptions, Attitudes ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • Language Interrupted

    Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars

    by John McWhorter ...
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  • English as a Lingua Franca in ASEAN

    by Hong Kong University Press ...
    The lingua franca role of English, coupled with its status as the official language of ASEAN, has important implications for language policy and language education. These include the relationship between English, the respective national languages of ASEAN and thousands of local languages. How can the demand for English be balanced against the need for people to acquire their national language and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Cultural Dynamics in a Globalized World

    Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Depok, Indonesia, November 7-9, 2016: Topics in Arts and Humanities

    Edited by Melani Budianta, Manneke Budiman, Abidin Kusno, Mikihiro Moriyama ...
    The book contains essays on current issues in arts and humanities in which peoples and cultures compete as well as collaborate in globalizing the world while maintaining their uniqueness as viewed from cross- and interdisciplinary perspectives. The book covers areas such as literature, cultural studies, archaeology, philosophy, history, language studies, information and literacy studies, and area ... Read more

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  • Communicating with Asia

    The Future of English as a Global Language

    Edited by Gerhard Leitner, Azirah Hashim, Hans-Georg Wolf ...
    Communicating with Asia brings together an international team of leading researchers to discuss South, South-East, East and Central Asia, and explore Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi-Urdu, Malay, and Russian as major languages. The volume locates English inside a number of national, regional or lingua franca contexts and illustrates the way it develops in such contact situations. Local dynamics ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

    by Janet Holmes, Nick Wilson ...
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    Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three parts, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts ... Read more

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