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Record Nr.

UNINA9910993973103321

Titolo

Philippine English : linguistic and literary perspectives / / edited by Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista and Kingsley Bolton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press

London, : Eurospan [distributor], c2008

Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2008

ISBN

9786612709234

9789882207264

988220726X

9781282709232

1282709232

9789888052639

9888052632

9789622099470

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (425 pages)

Collana

Asian Englishes today

Altri autori (Persone)

BautistaMaria Lourdes S

BoltonKingsley <1947->

Disciplina

420;427.9599

Soggetti

English language - Philippines

English language - Social aspects - Philippines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-394) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Series editor's preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Map of the Philippines -- Introduction - Philippine English: Linguistic and literary perspectives -- Part I: The Sociolinguistic Context -- 1. A favorable climate and soil: A transplanted language and literature -- 2. English in Philippine education: Solution or problem? -- 3. English-language media in the Philippines: Description and research -- 4. World Englishes or worlds of English? Pitfalls of a postcolonial discourse in Philippine English -- 5. 'When I was a child I spake as a child': Reflecting on the limits of a nationalist language policy -- 6. Taglish, or the phantom power of the lingua franca -- Part II: Linguistic Forms -- 7. Linguistic diversity and



English in the Philippines -- 8. A lectal description of the phonological features of Philippine English -- 9. Lexicography and the description of Philippine English vocabulary -- 10. Investigating the grammatical features of Philippine English -- 11. English in Philippine call centers and BPO operations: Issues, opportunities and research -- Part III: Philippine English Literature -- 12. Colonial education and the shaping of Philippine literature in English -- 13. Negotiating language: Postcolonialism and nationalism in Philippine literature in English -- 14. 'This scene so fair': Filipino English poetry, 1905-2005 -- 15. The Philippine short story in English: An overview -- 16. The Filipino novel in English -- 17. Filipino diasporic literature -- 18. In conversation: Cebuano writers on Philippine literature and English -- Part IV: Resources -- 19. Bibliographical resources for researching English in the Philippines -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The study of English in the Philippines provides insights into issues such as colonial and postcolonial languages and literatures, languages in contact, language and education, intercultural communication, etc.