English In Southeast Asia

Author : Ee Ling Low,Azirah Hashim
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027249029

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English in Southeast Asia by Ee Ling Low,Azirah Hashim Pdf

This volume provides a first systematic, comprehensive account of English in Southeast Asia (SEA) based on current research by leading scholars in the field. The volume first provides a systematic account of the linguistic features across all sub-varieties found within each country. It also has a section dedicated to the historical context and language planning policies to provide a background to understanding the development of the linguistic features covered in Part I and, finally, the vibrancy of the sociolinguistic and pragmatic realities that govern actual language in use in a wide variety of domains such as the law, education, popular culture, electronic media and actual pragmatic encounters are also given due coverage. This volume also includes an extensive bibliography of works on English in SEA, thus providing a useful and valuable resource for language researchers, linguists, classroom educators, policy makers and anyone interested in the topic of English in SEA or World Englishes as a whole.

Author : Azirah Hashim,Gerhard Leitner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351590273

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English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN by Azirah Hashim,Gerhard Leitner Pdf

English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN embeds English in its various regional Southeast Asian and political ASEAN language habitats. Addressing the history, developmental stages and contacts with other languages, it provides in-depth information on the region and its political organization. In doing so, it analyzes the geo-political division of the region between former Anglophone and non-Anglophone colonies and shows that this distinction has led to considerable differences in the status and texture of English. This analysis includes the role and impact of American English in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia to highlight the linguistic properties of English and its linguistic and sociopolitical development, English used in specific domains, language policies and concludes with the future of English and future challenges. This book therefore provides an integrative survey of the various roles of English in ASEAN member states and studies the transformation of entire language habitats, including the major national and regional languages that participate in this process. It also explains how new societies emerge with their conflicting identities and their aspirations to act regionally or even globally and is a valuable resource for scholars and students in the fields of World Englishes, Asian Studies and those interested in language contact, policy and planning.

Author : Kingsley Bolton,Werner Botha,Andy Kirkpatrick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118791653

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The Handbook of Asian Englishes by Kingsley Bolton,Werner Botha,Andy Kirkpatrick Pdf

The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this Handbook explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, The Handbook of Asian Englishes is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas. Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics

Author : Lionel Wee,Robbie B.H. Goh,Lisa Lim
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027272133

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The Politics of English by Lionel Wee,Robbie B.H. Goh,Lisa Lim Pdf

This volume brings together contributions that explore the increasingly important roles that English plays in Asia, including its contribution to economic growth, national imaginaries and creative writing. These are issues that are political in a broad sense, but the diversity of Asian contexts also means that the social, political and cultural ramifications of the spread of English into Asia will have to be understood in relation to the challenges facing specific societies. The chapters in the book collectively illustrate this diversity by focusing on countries from South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific. Each country has two contributions devoted to it: one paper provides an overview of the country’s language policy and its positioning of English, and another provides a critical discussion of creative expressions involving the use of English. Taken together, the papers in the volume detail the most recent developments concerning the politics of English in Asia.

Author : Rajeev S. Patke,Philip Holden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135257613

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The Routledge Concise History of Southeast Asian Writing in English by Rajeev S. Patke,Philip Holden Pdf

The Routledge Concise History of Southeast Asian Writing in English traces the development of literature in the region within its historical and cultural contexts. This volume explores creative writing in English across different genres and media, establishing connections from the colonial activity of the early modern period through to contemporary writing across Southeast Asia, focusing especially on the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. In this critical guide, Rajeev S. Patke and Philip Holden: interweave text and context through the history of creative writing in the region examine language use and variation, making use of illuminating examples from speech, poetry and fictional prose trace the impact of historical, political and cultural events engage with current debates on national consciousness, globalization, modernity and postmodernism provide useful features including a glossary, further reading section and chapter summaries. Direct and clearly written, this Concise History guides readers through key topics while presenting a unique, original synthesis of history and practice in Southeast Asian writing in English. It is the ideal starting point for students and all those seeking a better understanding of Southeast Asian literatures and cultures.

Author : David Prescott
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443810333

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English in Southeast Asia by David Prescott Pdf

This book represents a new publishing venture in terms of its range of concerns with regard to English in Southeast Asia. The chapters in the volume reflect the interests and themes of the annual Conferences on English in Southeast Asia held since 1996 among participating universities from nine countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand Indonesia and New Zealand. This is believed to be the first time that such diversity and coverage has been published in a single volume. The three sections of the book cover topics which have been consistently discussed at the conferences during the last ten years. The Varieties section features chapters on phonology, dictionary making, syntax, code-switching and the communicative strategies of English speakers from ASEAN countries. The Literacies section focuses on ICT in English language teaching, Information literacy, bilingual and multilingual issues in Southeast Asia, recent developments in English language teaching and education in Thailand and questions of heritage and identity with respect to English in Malaysia. In the Literatures section the concerns are with new generation writings in English in Malaysia, the literature read by young Filipinos, the use of English in Malaysian newspapers in the context of general elections, the discourses of Asian English newspapers in relation to notions like “globalisation” and “global English” and ASEAN English on Internet websites. As a collection of work by experienced academics engaged in the issues germane to the roles and status of English in Southeast Asia this volume is an excellent resource for university students, university teaching and research staff and university library collections.

Author : Michael Percillier
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027266651

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World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition by Michael Percillier Pdf

Bridging the gap between the fields of World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition, this volume offers an in-depth comparative analysis of two postcolonial varieties of English (Singapore and Malaysian English) and neighbouring Indonesian learner English in order to examine the Outer/Expanding Circle distinction and shed light on the genesis of postcolonial varieties of English. The study identifies and analyses more than thirty linguistic features in the categories phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse, concluding that in spite of clear syntactic differences, the distinction between the Outer and Expanding Circles is gradual rather than strictly categorical, and should rely on current sociolinguistic realities rather than on historical criteria. The volume will be highly relevant for researchers interested in the dynamics of Outer Circle and Expanding Circle Englishes, the structural and sociolinguistic aspects of English in Southeast Asia, or the integration of the paradigms of World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition. World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition received honourable mention at the 2018 ESSE Book Awards.

Author : Andrew J. Moody
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192667540

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The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes by Andrew J. Moody Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes is the first reference work of its kind to describe both the history and the contemporary forms, functions, and status of English in Southeast Asia (SEA). Since the arrival of English traders to Southeast Asia in the seventeenth century, the English language has had a profound impact on the linguistic ecologies and the development of societies throughout the region. Today, countries such as Singapore and the Philippines have adopted English as a national language, while in others, such as Indonesia and Cambodia, it is used as a foreign language of education. The chapters in this volume provide a comprehensive overview of current research on a wide range of topics, addressing the impact of English as a language of globalization and exploring new approaches to the spread of English in SEA. The volume is divided into six parts that investigate, respectively: historical and contemporary English contact in SEA; the structures of the Englishes spokes in different SEA nations; the English-language literatures of the region; approaches to English in education throughout the region; and resources for researching SEA Englishes. The handbook will be an invaluable reference work for students and researchers in areas as diverse as contact linguistics, English as a Foreign Language, world Englishes, and sociolinguistics.

Author : Roland Sussex
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400745773

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English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education by Roland Sussex Pdf

Noting ASEAN's adoption of English as its sole workng language, this book analyzes the language education policies of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka and China, and traces the influence of globalization on English language education in Asia.

Author : Ee Ling Low,Anne Pakir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429782060

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English in East and South Asia by Ee Ling Low,Anne Pakir Pdf

This book provides a first systematic and comprehensive account of English in East and South Asia (EESA) based on current research by scholars in the field. It has several unique features. Firstly, it provides a rigorous theoretical overview that is necessary for the understanding of EESA in relation to the burgeoning works on World Englishes as a discipline. Secondly, in the section on linguistic features, a systematic template was made available to the contributors so that linguistic coverage of the variety/varieties is similar. Thirdly, the vibrancy of the sociolinguistic and pragmatic realities that govern actual English in use in a wide variety of domains such as social media, the Internet and popular culture/music are discussed. Finally, this volume includes an extensive bibliography of works on EESA, thus providing a useful and valuable resource for language researchers, linguists, classroom educators, policymakers and anyone interested in the topic of EESA or World Englishes. This volume hopes to advance understanding of the spread and development of the different sub-varieties reflecting both the political developments and cultural norms in the region.

Author : L. Quayle
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137026859

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Southeast Asia and the English School of International Relations by L. Quayle Pdf

This book examines the interface between the theoretical framework known as the English School and the international and transnational politics of Southeast Asia. The region-theory dialogue it proposes signals productive ways forward for the theory.

Author : Thiru Kandiah,John Kwan-Terry
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish Academic
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032257266

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English and Language Planning by Thiru Kandiah,John Kwan-Terry Pdf

Author : Antonio L. Rappa,Lionel Wee Hock An
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780387321868

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Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia by Antonio L. Rappa,Lionel Wee Hock An Pdf

This original piece of research considers the ways in which modernity challenges and informs the language policies of various Southeast Asians nations. It combines theoretical arguments from policy studies, language policy and political theory, with quantitative figures where necessary. Succinctly and clearly written, this volume fills the research gap on the topic while bringing up to date the various political, social, and policy developments.

Author : Lisa Lim,Anne Pakir,Lionel Wee
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789888028429

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English in Singapore by Lisa Lim,Anne Pakir,Lionel Wee Pdf

English in Singapore provides an up-to-date, detailed and comprehensive investigation into the various issues surrounding the sociolinguistics of English in Singapore. Rather than attempting to cover the usual topics in an overview of a variety of English in a particular country, the essays in this volume are important for identifying some of the most significant issues pertaining to the state and status of English in Singapore in modern times, and for doing so in a treatment that involves a critical evaluation of work in the field and new and thought-provoking angles for reviewing such issues in the context of Singapore in the twenty-first century. The contributions address the historical trajectory of English (past, present and possible future), its position in relation to language policy and multiculturalism, the relationship between the standard and colloquial varieties, and how English can and should be taught. This book is thus essential reading for scholars and students concerned with how the dynamics of the English language are played out and managed in a modern society such as Singapore. It will also interest readers who have a more general interest in Asian studies, the sociology of language, and World Englishes.

Author : Antonio L. Rappa,Lionel Wee Hock An
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1402045107

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Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia by Antonio L. Rappa,Lionel Wee Hock An Pdf

This original piece of research considers the ways in which modernity challenges and informs the language policies of various Southeast Asians nations. It combines theoretical arguments from policy studies, language policy and political theory, with quantitative figures where necessary. Succinctly and clearly written, this volume fills the research gap on the topic while bringing up to date the various political, social, and policy developments.