World Englishes and second language acquisition : insights from Southeast Asian Englishes

Author(s)

• Percillier, Michael

Bibliographic Information

World Englishes and second language acquisition : insights from Southeast Asian Englishes

Michael Percillier

（Varieties of English around the world, v. G58）

J. Benjamins, c2016

• : hb

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-202) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Bridging the gap between the fields of World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition, this volume offers an in-depth comparative analysis of two postcolonial varieties of English (Singapore and Malaysian English) and neighbouring Indonesian learner English in order to examine the Outer/Expanding Circle distinction and shed light on the genesis of postcolonial varieties of English. The study identifies and analyses more than thirty linguistic features in the categories phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse, concluding that in spite of clear syntactic differences, the distinction between the Outer and Expanding Circles is gradual rather than strictly categorical, and should rely on current sociolinguistic realities rather than on historical criteria. The volume will be highly relevant for researchers interested in the dynamics of Outer Circle and Expanding Circle Englishes, the structural and sociolinguistic aspects of English in Southeast Asia, or the integration of the paradigms of World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition. World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition received honourable mention at the 2018 ESSE Book Awards.

Table of Contents

• 1. List of abbreviations
• 2. List of maps, figures and tables
• 3. Acknowledgements
• 4. Chapter 1: Introduction
• 5. Chapter 2: Historical overview
• 6. Chapter 3: English in postcolonial Southeast Asia
• 7. Chapter 4: Theories and models for a comparative study of second-language varieties and learner Englishes
• 8. Chapter 5: Data & Methodology
• 9. Chapter 6: A comparative feature inventory
• 10. Chapter 7: Origin of features, register variation, ethnic L1 and learner proficiency
• 11. Chapter 8: Implications for postcolonial Englishes and the ESL/EFL distinction
• 12. Chapter 9: Conclusion and outlook
• 13. References
• 14. Index

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Details

• NCID: BB22087331
• ISBN:
  • 9789027249180
• LCCN: 2016021961
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Amsterdam
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 205 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE3502.S65
  • DC23 : 427/.959
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Southeast Asia
  • LCSH : English language -- Variation -- Southeast Asia
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- Southeast Asia
  • LCSH : Second language acquisition -- Southeast Asia
  • LCSH : Lingua francas -- Southeast Asia
  • LCSH : Languages in contact -- Southeast Asia
  • LCSH : Southeast Asia -- Languages
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00292657