Tolerance Towards Malaysian English As a New Variety of English
New Englishes have emerged all over the world and are seen as developing from what can be called the established native speaker variety. Malaysian English is a non-native variety distinct from the Standard British English. The consolidation of this variety in its present form or its continuity ev...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English English |
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1998
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9011/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9011/1/FPP_1998_26_A.pdf |
| Summary: | New Englishes have emerged all over the world and are seen as developing
from what can be called the established native speaker variety. Malaysian English is a
non-native variety distinct from the Standard British English. The consolidation of this
variety in its present form or its continuity evolving into a form even further from its
roots, depends on the attitudes of its speech community.
Malaysian English has emerged in a systematic and consistent manner both in
spoken and written forms. The results of the survey indicate that there is tolerance for
Malaysian English both in the spoken and written mode. |
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