| Title | Evolving Identities: The English Language in Singapore & Malaysia (2E) |
| Imprint | Marshall Cavendish Academic |
| Specifications | 152 mm X 227 mm, 250 pp, Limp with flaps, 400 gms |
| Authors | Vincent B Y Ooi (ed) |
| Target Audience | University lecturers, researchers, linguists, educationists and those interested in English language research and teaching in multilingual contexts |
| Price (US) | US$ 22.00  |
In the Asia-Pacific region, the English
language is generally regarded as a ‘foreign’ language and has
limited use in countries like China and Japan. In Singapore and Malaysia,
however, English is used extensively and has the status of ‘second’
– or even emerging ‘first’ – language.
Most
citizens in these two countries are bilingual or multilingual, and of (among
others) Malay, Chinese and Indian ethnic backgrounds. Against this multi-faceted
backdrop, English has evolved into a variety that reflects the changing
consciousness and cultural identities of such speakers.
This book looks
at the use of the English language in two neighbouring multilingual and
multicultural southeast Asian countries. Using numerous examples, the analyses
look at:
About the author:
Vincent B.Y. Ooi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department
of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore and
is currently involved in research on computer-mediated communication (IRC/ICQ),
online varieties of English in Southeast Asia (including Filipino, Bruneian,
West Malaysian, East Malaysian and Singapore Englishes) and also corpus
linguistics, linguistic computing and electronic dictionaries.
