English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use (Varieties of English Around the World)

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. VEAW G42 Table of contents 6 Acknowledgements 10 Abbreviations 12 Introduction 16 chapter 1: Theoretical issues 28 part I: Features 48 chapter 2: Singapore English 50 chapter 3: Malaysian English 70 chapter 4: Brunei English 90 chapter 5: Philippine English 106 chapter 6: Thai English 116 chapter 7: Hong Kong English 128 part II: Policy (Historical context & languageplanning) 150 chapter 8: The development of English in Singapore 152 chapter 9: Pragmatics of maintaining English in Malaysia’s education system 170 chapter 10: Language planning in its historical context in Brunei Darussalam 190 chapter 11: Diffusion and directions 204 chapter 12: The effect of policy on English language teaching at secondary schools in Thailand 222 chapter 13: Language policy and planning in Hong Kong 236 part III: Language in use 254 chapter 14: English in Southeast Asian law 256 chapter 15: The view from below 282 chapter 16: Curriculum and world Englishes 304 chapter 17: English in Southeast Asian pop culture 322 chapter 18: Language use in the construction of interpersonal relationships 340 chapter 19: Transfers of politeness strategies 358 part IV: Bibliography 370 chapter 20: Works on English in Southeast Asia 372 Author index 398 Subject index 404 Provides a systematic and comprehensive account of English in Southeast Asia (SEA) based on research by leading scholars in the field. The volume provides a systematic account of the linguistic features across all sub-varieties found within each country. It also includes an extensive bibliography of works on English in SEA. Edited By Ee-ling Low, Azirah Hashim. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.