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Peer reviewedBamgbose, Ayo – World Englishes, 1998
Discusses issues in the role of non-native English variants as an endonormative standard in non-English-speaking countries, including the status of innovations in the nativization process, continued use of normative standards as a point of reference, ambivalence between recognition and acceptance of non-native norms, adequacy of pedagogical…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, English, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes
Peer reviewedNewbrook, Mark – World Englishes, 1998
Examines ways in which modern varieties of English around the world differ in eight specific aspects of relative clause formation, focusing on the theoretical implications of some of the phenomena, their likely origins, and possible explanations for cases in which features are shared by apparently unassociated varieties. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedNihalani, Paroo; Lin, Tay Po – World Englishes, 1998
A study investigated the importance of three elements of intonation (tone units, key, prominence) in three readers of English radio news. Results indicate intonation is used to present the structure of information as the speaker intends it to be interpreted. Intonation functions can be categorized simply under a few discourse functions easily…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, English
Peer reviewedBao, Zhiming; Wee, Lionel – World Englishes, 1998
A study investigated the syntax and semantics of the word "until" in Standard British English and Singapore English. While the word is used similarly in the two languages, it has uses in Singapore English not available in Standard Spoken English, paralleling the word "dao" in Chinese and suggesting a substrate influence that is…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedRitchie, William C. – World Englishes, 1986
Proposes that the study of basilectal and acrolectal Singapore English can contribute to a better understanding of second language acquisition and use, emphasizing the operation of the monitor and specifications of the hierarchy of difficulty in the acquisition of syntactic structures. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Chinese, Correlation, Dialect Studies, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedKuha, Mai – World Englishes, 1998
Examines competition between conflicting principles in Kenyan English (animacy hierarchy and discourse pressure to place given information before new), manifested in news discourse. Results suggest some differences between spoken and written Kenyan English pointing to a tendency toward a more standard native-speaker variety in news discourse, and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedO'Reilly, Laurie M. – World Englishes, 1998
In Bulgaria, a complex matrix of power relations governs English language education, and a triangle of international and intercultural relations between Bulgaria, United States, and United Kingdom. In the context of the changing economic and political milieu of central and eastern Europe, a study examines how Bulgaria fits into the emerging…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, English, English (Second Language)
