A Malaysian English primer : aspects of Malaysian English features

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baskaran, Loga Mahesan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur : University of Malaya Press , 2005
Series:Series on language studies
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Educational development and language setting in Malaysia
  • 2. Malaysian English--the preamble
  • 3. NP structure (a)--individuation
  • 4. NP structure (b)--article ellipses and pronominal concord
  • 5. VP structure (a)--tense and remoteness distinctions
  • 6. VP structure (b)--the modal verbs
  • 7. VP structure (c)--stativity and progressivity
  • 8. Clause structure--interrogative clause variation
  • 9. Conclusion