Singapore and Malaysia - Platt, John Talbot (Benjamins, 1983)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138)
Over the years, the Englishes of Singapore and Malaysia have developed into varieties in their own right, ranging from the sub-varieties spoken by people with high levels of English-medium education and of higher socio-economic status. This text volume illustrates this from a range of examples of spoken and written Singapore and Malaysian English as well as advertising pamphlets, newspaper advertisements and literary texts. The introduction to the volume sketches the historical and ethnic background, the increase in the functions of English in the colonial and earlier post-colonial period and
SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; The Texts; A. Singapore English; I. SPOKEN ENGLISH; TEXT 1; a. Comments on English; b. Comments on English Tuition; Notes; TEXT 2; Interview about school; Notes; TEXT 3; Cantonese opera in Singapore; Notes; TEXT 4; Sago Lane; Notes; TEXT 5; Language use in the family; Notes; TEXT 6; About motor scooters; Notes; TEXT 7; About the type of discipline at school; Notes; TEXT 8; a. Commenting on his passengers and other taxi drivers; b. Relating how he was involved in an accident
Keywords: Anglais (Langue) / Singapour / Textes; Anglais (Langue) / Malaysia / Textes; Anglais (Langue) / Singapour / Transcriptions phonétiques; Anglais (Langue) / Malaysia / Transcriptions phonétiques; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; English language; Engels; Dialecten; Englisch; Linguistik; Mundart; English language -- Singapore -- Texts; English language -- Malaysia -- Texts; English language -- Singapore -- Phonetic transcriptions; English language -- Malaysia -- Phonetic transcriptions; Singapur; Malaysia