We might expect Brunei English to be non-rhotic, as the Englishes of both Singapore and Malaysia are non-rhotic and Brunei has strong ethnic, historical, economic and cultural ties with those two countries. The current study compares the R-colouring of read data from female undergraduates in Brunei and Singapore, and it finds that the Brunei data is substantially more rhotic than that of Singapore. It is suggested that this is for two reasons: the main indigenous language of Brunei is Brunei Malay, which is rhotic; and Brunei English is at an earlier stage of development than Singapore English and so it is more susceptible to outside influences, particularly from American media.
2012. Revisiting the vowels of Brunei English. World Englishes 31:2 ► pp. 177 ff.
Sharbawi, Salbrina
2023. The Americanisation of English in Brunei. World Englishes 42:4 ► pp. 698 ff.
SUNDKVIST, PETER & MAN GAO
2016. Rhoticity in Yunnan English. World Englishes 35:1 ► pp. 42 ff.
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