Abstract
Malaysian English: Language Contact and Change is a corpus-based study of
contemporary Malaysian English. Based on linguistic features extracted from
the Malaysian English Newspaper Corpus, this study demonstrates the diverse
ways in which Malaysian English has changed as a result of contact with Malay
and Chinese languages. The interactions between groups of speakers who are
dominant in English and those who are dominant in Malay or Chinese have
resulted in wide-ranging changes in Malaysian English. Multilingual individuals
who juggle several languages in their daily communications have also shaped
the structure of this variety. This volume suggests that variation and change
in Malaysian English are the results of both the communal acquisition and the
maintenance of English by a multilingual community.
contemporary Malaysian English. Based on linguistic features extracted from
the Malaysian English Newspaper Corpus, this study demonstrates the diverse
ways in which Malaysian English has changed as a result of contact with Malay
and Chinese languages. The interactions between groups of speakers who are
dominant in English and those who are dominant in Malay or Chinese have
resulted in wide-ranging changes in Malaysian English. Multilingual individuals
who juggle several languages in their daily communications have also shaped
the structure of this variety. This volume suggests that variation and change
in Malaysian English are the results of both the communal acquisition and the
maintenance of English by a multilingual community.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Frankfurt am Main |
Publisher | Peter Lang Publishing |
Number of pages | 241 |
Edition | First |
ISBN (Print) | 9783631637005 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | DUISBURG PAPERS ON RESEARCH IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE |
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Publisher | Peter Lang |
Volume | 98 |