World Englishes and second language acquisition : insights from Southeast Asian Englishes / / Michael Percillier

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910481034503321
• Autore: Percillier Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Collana: Varieties of English Around the World, , 0172-7362 ; ; Volume G58
• Disciplina: 427/.959
• Soggetti: English language - Southeast Asia; English language - Variation - Southeast Asia; English language - Study and teaching - Southeast Asia; Second language acquisition - Southeast Asia; Lingua francas - Southeast Asia; Languages in contact - Southeast Asia; Electronic books.; Southeast Asia Languages
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of abbreviations; List of maps, figures and tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Aims of the study ; 1.2 Structure of the study ; 2. Historical overview ; 2.1 Pre-colonial period ; 2.2 Early modern Southeast Asian states and the colonial period ; 2.3 Independence ; 3. English in postcolonial Southeast Asia ; 3.1 Linguistic ecologies in the post-colonial period ; 3.1.1 Singapore ; 3.1.2 Malaysia ; 3.1.3 Indonesia; 5.3 Indonesia 5.4 Overview of data ; 5.5 Data processing ; 5.5.1 Transcription ; 5.5.2 Annotation ; 5.5.3 Data format ; 5.5.4 The special case of missing past tense marking: phonology or morphology? ; 5.6 Performing searches ; 5.6.1 Annotated format ; 5.6.2 Unannotated format ; 5.6.3 R data frames ; 6. A comparative feature inventory ; 6.1 Phonological features ; 6.1.1 Consonant clusters ; 6.1.2 Isolated final ; plosives ; 6.1.3 Monophthongisation ; 6.1.4 Fricatives ; 6.1.5 Devoicing ; 6.1.6 Stress ; 6.1.7 Spelling pronunciation ; 6.1.8 Vowel length ; 6.1.9 Sandhi ; 6.1.10 Other cases; 6.1.11 Summary of observed phonological features 6.2 Morphological features ; 6.2.1 Plural marking ; 6.2.2 Past tense marking ; 6.2.3 Third person singular present tense marking ; 6.2.4 Word class and verb forms ; 6.2.5 Comparative ; 6.2.6 Case ; 6.2.7 Progressive aspect ; 6.2.8 Perfect ; 6.2.9 Summary of observed morphological features ; 6.3 Syntactic features ; 6.3.1 Deletion ; 6.3.2 Word choice ; 6.3.3 Redundant items ; 6.3.4 Word order ; 6.3.5 "One relative clauses" ; 6.3.6 Invariant question tags ; 6.3.7 Passive voice ; 6.3.8 Inversion ; 6.3.9 Summary of observed syntactic features; 7.4.3 Syntactic features

Proclaiming political pluralism : churches and political transitions in Africa / / Isaac Phiri

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910972799403321
• Autore: Phiri Isaac <1962->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001
• ISBN: 9780313075421; 0313075425
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
• Collana: Religion in the age of transformation, , 1087-2388
• Disciplina: 261.7/0968
• Soggetti: Christianity and politics - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 20th century; Church and state - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History - 20th century; Africa, Sub-Saharan Politics and government 1960-; Africa, Sub-Saharan Church history 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-165) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Churches and the African Political Arena -- 2 Churches and Political Transitions in Zambia -- 3 Churches and Political Transitions in Zimbabwe -- 4 Churches and Change in South Africa -- 5 Proclaiming Politics of Peace and Love: A New Role for Churches in Pluralist Africa -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: As the population of Africa increasingly converts to Christianity, the church has stepped up its involvement in secular affairs revolving around the transition to democracy in nations such as Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Comparative in approach, the author analyzes patterns of church-state relations in various sub-Saharan countries, and contends that churches become more active and politically prominent when elements and organizations of civil society are repressed by political factors or governing bodies, providing services to maintain the well-being of civil society in the absence of those organizations being repressed. The author concludes, that once political repression subsides, churches tend to withdraw from a confrontation with the state and their political role becomes unclear. This unique book advances the idea that in pluralist Africa, churches should focus their influence and resources on nurturing the fragile multiparty democracies and promoting peace and reconciliation. In his analysis of church-state relations in sub-Saharan Africa, Phiri shows how churches are drawn into confrontation with the state by the repression of civil society and that once civil society is liberated, direct church-state confrontation diminishes. In South Africa, churches led by figures such as Bishop Desmond Tutu assumed a major role after nationalist movements such as Nelson Mandela's African National Congress were banned and their leaders jailed. In Zimbabwe, the church assumed a confrontational role in 1965 after political movements were banned and their leaders exiled. In Zambia, churches became confrontational when the single-party rule repressed all opposition and supported the rise of the prodemocracy movement that ended Kenneth Kaunda's twenty-seven-year rule. Examining these situations and others in different parts of Africa, Phiri illuminates the major issues and conflicts and suggests ways in which the church can continue to help promote smooth transitions to democracy.