Is English an Asian Language?
Title | Is English an Asian Language? PDF eBook |
Author | Andy Kirkpatrick |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 231 |
Release | 2020-10-29 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1107134684 |
A comprehensive account of how English is being used and reshaped by multilingual Asian speakers to fit their everyday needs.
The Handbook of Asian Englishes
Title | The Handbook of Asian Englishes PDF eBook |
Author | Kingsley Bolton |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | 928 |
Release | 2020-09-14 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1118791657 |
The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this Handbook explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, The Handbook of Asian Englishes is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas. Winner of the 2021 PROSE Humanities Category for Language & Linguistics
English is an Asian Language
Title | English is an Asian Language PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Lourdes S. Bautista |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
English in Southeast Asia
Title | English in Southeast Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Ee Ling Low |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | 409 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027249024 |
This volume provides a first systematic, comprehensive account of English in Southeast Asia (SEA) based on current research by leading scholars in the field. The volume first provides a systematic account of the linguistic features across all sub-varieties found within each country. It also has a section dedicated to the historical context and language planning policies to provide a background to understanding the development of the linguistic features covered in Part I and, finally, the vibrancy of the sociolinguistic and pragmatic realities that govern actual language in use in a wide variety of domains such as the law, education, popular culture, electronic media and actual pragmatic encounters are also given due coverage. This volume also includes an extensive bibliography of works on English in SEA, thus providing a useful and valuable resource for language researchers, linguists, classroom educators, policy makers and anyone interested in the topic of English in SEA or World Englishes as a whole.
Heritage Language Development
Title | Heritage Language Development PDF eBook |
Author | Kimi Kondo-Brown |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | 295 |
Release | 2006-12-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027292787 |
This collection of studies investigates the individual, micro-psychological, and macro-societal factors that promote or discourage the development of child and young adult heritage language learners’ spoken and written skills in East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean). The research presented in this book is based on empirical data from various learning and social settings in the United States and Canada. The contributors are themselves mostly from East Asian immigrant backgrounds and have worked closely with students from such backgrounds. This book also speaks to the needs for future research within East Asian communities that will (a) promote East Asian heritage language development in applied linguistics, (b) encourage parental, community, and national support for East Asian heritage language development, and (c) improve the teaching of oral and written skills for heritage learners of East Asian languages in various educational settings.
Communicating with Asia
Title | Communicating with Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Gerhard Leitner |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 383 |
Release | 2016-01-11 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1107062616 |
In today's global world, where Asia is an increasing area of focus, it is vital to explore what it means to 'understand' Asian cultures through English and other languages. This volume presents new research on English in Asia, alongside Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi-Urdu, Malay, Russian and other languages.
English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN
Title | English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN PDF eBook |
Author | Azirah Hashim |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 166 |
Release | 2020-11-16 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1351590286 |
English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN embeds English in its various regional Southeast Asian and political ASEAN language habitats. Addressing the history, developmental stages and contacts with other languages, it provides in-depth information on the region and its political organization. In doing so, it analyzes the geo-political division of the region between former Anglophone and non-Anglophone colonies and shows that this distinction has led to considerable differences in the status and texture of English. This analysis includes the role and impact of American English in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia to highlight the linguistic properties of English and its linguistic and sociopolitical development, English used in specific domains, language policies and concludes with the future of English and future challenges. This book therefore provides an integrative survey of the various roles of English in ASEAN member states and studies the transformation of entire language habitats, including the major national and regional languages that participate in this process. It also explains how new societies emerge with their conflicting identities and their aspirations to act regionally or even globally and is a valuable resource for scholars and students in the fields of World Englishes, Asian Studies and those interested in language contact, policy and planning.