NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chimaobi Onwukwe; Hannah Gibson – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
The study investigates language use and identity navigation among Nigerian migrants with a focus on language use in public and social spaces in Cape Town, South Africa. It reports on ethnographic observation, participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Findings reveal the use of spoken Igbo and isiXhosa in interactions among primarily…
Descriptors: Immigrants, African Languages, Foreign Countries, Language Usage
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
Weiner (1988. "On Editing a Usage Guide." In "Words for Robert Burchfield's Sixty-Fifth Birthday," edited by E. G. Stanley, and T. F. Hoad, 171-183. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 173) describes usage guides as being 'as broad as the English language, covering spelling, punctuation, phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexis, and…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Sociolinguistics, Guides, Real Estate
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shin, Dongil; Cho, Eunhae – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
This study uses Fairclough's critical discourse analysis (CDA) paradigm to analyse Korean Ministry of Education (MOE) policy documents legitimising the National English Ability Test (NEAT) and consolidating a testing regime wherein educational testing is strongly positioned as a social technology facilitating practical English use. Focusing on…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)