Singapore and Malaysia / / John Platt, Heidi Weber, Mian Lian Ho

• Autore: Platt John Talbot
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : Benjamins, , 1983
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 420/.9595/7
• Soggetto topico: English language - Singapore; English language - Malaysia
• Altri autori: WeberHeidi HoMian Lian
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; Notes TEXT 9; a. About poorly paid jobs; b. Bringing up chi; c. About chicken rice served at XXX restaurant; Notes; TEXT 10; a. About her family; b. Talking about her work; Notes; TEXT 11; About her school; Notes; TEXT 12; a. About his sister; b. About films; Notes; I. SPOKEN ENGLISH; A. Singapore English; TEXT 13; Chinese dialects and occupations; Notes; TEXT 14; a. About his father; b. Trying to get a fla; c. About taxis; Notes; TEXT 15; About the languages and Chinese dialects she can speak; Notes; TEXT 16; About cleanliness and smoking; Notes; TEXT 17; About Chinese writing; Notes; TEXT 18 ; Danger in a foreign city Notes; TEXT 19; About a patient; Note; TEXT 20; Chinese in English-medium schools in the fifties; I. SPOKEN ENGLISH; A. Singapore English Section (c); TEXT 21; Notes; TEXT 22; Note; TEXT 23; About boyfriends and marriage; Notes; I. SPOKEN ENGLISH; B. Malaysian English; TEXT 24; Herself and the languages she uses; Section (a); Notes; TEXT 25; Himself and his earlier jobs; TEXT 26; a. About herself; b. About Hokkien and Cantonese; c. About jokes; Notes; I. SPOKEN ENGLISH; B. Malaysian English Section (b); TEXT 27; About her work; Notes; TEXT 28; Designs; Notes; TEXT 29 ; Teaching in Malaysian schools Notés; TEXT 30; Languagé usé; Notés; TEXT 31; a. Getting accommodation; b. English and Cantonese; Note; I. SPOKEN ENGLISH; B. Malaysian English Section (c); TEXT 32; a. About himself; b. About different regional varieties of Malay; Notes; TEXT 33; a. About himself; b. About his family; c. About Kelantan and the Kelantan dialect; Notes; TEXT 34; Language Use; Notes; TEXT 35; Language Use; Notes; TEXT 36; II. WRITTEN ENGLISH; A. Compositions and notes; TEXT 37; Birth of a Baby; Notes; TEXT 38; An old House; TEXT 39; A Chinese Wedding; Notes; TEXT 40 ; A Chinese Wedding Note; TEXT 41; The End of the Race; Notes; TEXT 42; At a provision shop1; Notes; TEXT 43; Experiences of a taxi driver; Notes; TEXT 44; A Desperate Woman; Notes; TEXT 45; Death to an Enemy; TEXT 46; A Badminton Match; TEXT 47; Message 1; Message 2; TEXT 48; II. WRITTEN ENGLISH; 8. From advertising leaflets, packets and menus in Singapore and Malaysia; TEXT 49; TEXT 50; TEXT 51; TEXT 52; TEXT 53; Side 1; Side 2; TEXT 54; TEXT 55; TEXT 56; SPECIAL OFFER; TEXT 57; TEXT 58; II. WRITTEN ENGLISH; C. Newspaper Advertisements and Letters to the Editor; TEXT 59; TEXT 61; TEXT 62; TEXT 63
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 the divergent language policies which have led to a decline in the status and functions of English in Malaysia but an ever increasing emphasis on it in Singapore. Each text is accompanied by a set of notes which explain grammatical and lexical characteristics and give information about the background of the text.
• Titolo autorizzato: Singapore and Malaysia
• ISBN: 1-283-35941-3; 9786613359414; 90-272-8021-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781534903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Varieties of English around the world. . -Text series ; ; 4.