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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 sp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Platt, John Talbot
Otros Autores: Weber, Heidi, Ho, Mian Lian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : Benjamins, 1983.
Colección:Varieties of English around the world. Text series ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138).
ISBN:9789027280213
9027280215
1283359413
9781283359412
9786613359414
6613359416
ISSN:0175-7362 ;