Search Results - "language contact"
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The contribution of language contact to the emergence of World Englishes
Published 2020“…This chapter outlines the evolution of Englishes outside the British Isles, with particular attention to non-settler, exploitation colonies, in many ways viewed as the epitome of language contact dynamics. It takes into account not only contact between the English-speaking and indigenous language communities during Britain’s trade and colonisation ventures from the 17th through 19th centuries, but also highlights other circumstances pre-dating British colonisation often overlooked in the field, comprising a larger group of players, in a chain of contact, such as that amongst various Asian communities, and with the Portuguese. …”
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Nativised Pprepositional verbs in Malaysian English from the perspective of language contact
Published 2013“…This study demonstrates the value of language contact theories—in particular, those within the group SLA framework—for elucidating the processes and outcomes of structural nativisation in varieties of English that have emerged in postcolonial settings.…”
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Sociolinguistic consequences of language contact between multilingual communities in Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
Published 2011“…This paper discusses language contact situations in multilingual communities in the south-western part of Sarawak, with examples drawn from two case studies: (i) contact between two major ethnic communities, Iban and Malay, in a “rural” setting, and (ii) language contact situation in an urban setting with reference to the Bidayuh, a minority community. …”
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Contact, typology and the speaker: the essentials of language
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Pidgins and Creoles in Asia
Published 2012“…Looking at Asian contexts before and after Western colonial expansion, this title offers readers insights into language contact in historical settings.…”
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Language choice patterns of multilingual speakers in Sebuyau
Published 2010“…In language contact situations, it is not languages that come into contact but speakers of the languages. …”
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Contact language formation in evolutionary terms
Published 2009“…I then synthesize a view on language contact and change in evolutionary terms based on Croft (2000, 2006a) and Mufwene (2001). …”
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Emergent grammatical structures of Bahasa Pasar: based on hakka – malay and cantonese – Malay glossaries
Published 2012“…This result indicates that language contact has induced a new variety of Malay, which has syntactic features transferred from Chinese dialects.…”
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Sociolinguistics
Published 2016“…The chapter closes by looking at the legacy of the linguistic impact of Roman Britain, briefly considering the post-Roman inscriptions and language contact phenomena in the Germanic languages.…”
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砂拉越古晋华人饮食名称 的语言特色研究 (A Linguistic Study On The Names Of Chinese Food In Kuching, Sarawak)
Published 2018“…The names of Chinese food are the product of language contact and multilingualism. With the changes and development of society, the names of Chinese food in Kuching are also undergoing great changes. …”
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Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry
Published 2011“…An alternative framework employed in a study of a complex language contact situation is presented. The framework uses relevant literature in two inter-related fields: (i) the study of language choice and (ii) the study of social variation in language and linguistic change. …”
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Interferens Linguistik Dan Budaya Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Indonesia Yang Belajar Bahasa Jepun Sebagai Bahasa Kedua
Published 2015“…Interference refers to the form of deviation in language use compared to the prevailing norms and this phenomenon occurs as a result of the language contact or the introduction of more than one language among the speakers (Weinreich, 1979).…”
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A study of distinctive features of Penang Hokkien in Malaysia.
Published 2013“…Besides, there are 183 distinctive words originally created by the Malaysian Hokkien speakers due to the factors of language contact and cultural contact. This category of distinctive words is called “induced distinctive words” as it comprised of pure dialect creations and blending creations. …”
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How do overseas students in mainland China get Chinese language exposure? Learners' perspectives on the experience of 1:2 contact and use in a study-abroad context
Published 2016“…Data from the questionnaire with added open-ended questions indicated that although the frequency of SA students’ daily language exposure is not so high as generally believed, they do have experienced diverse types of language contact activities. Meanwhile, some corresponding changes between learners’ exposures to different language activities and the development of relevant dimensions of Chinese proficiency was shown from the results. …”
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Attitude regarding Nigerian pidgin english among Nigerian students in Malaysia
Published 2016“…Nigerian Pidgin English evolved as a result of language contact with the British colonialists. This study seeks to assess the use, and also determine the recognition of Pidgin English among Nigerian postgraduate students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. …”
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Language mixing among Malay-English bilingual children: a case study in an informal art class / Farina Abdul Jabar
Published 2011“…There have been many studies conducted regarding the use of code-switching in language contact. However, case studies on the communicative intents of switchers and the ends to which these speakers seek in a particular setting are few and far between, especially with regards to childhood bilingualism in Malaysia. …”
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Fast Bootstrapping of Grapheme to Phoneme System for Under-resourced Languages - Application to the Iban Language
Published 2013“…The idea is to exploit language contact between a local dominant language (Malay) and a very under-resourced language (Iban - spoken in Sarawak and in several parts of the Borneo Island) for which no resource nor knowledge is really available. …”
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Exploring multilingual practices in billboard advertisements in a linguistic landscape
Published 2013“…The LL is evidently a negotiation site of the reality and the ideal in language contact management affected by different forces that are politically and socially motivated.…”
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