Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Theoretical issues
Part I. Features
Chapter 2. Singapore English
Chapter 3. Malaysian English
Chapter 4. Brunei English
Chapter 5. Philippine English
Chapter 7. Hong Kong English
Part II. Policy (Historical context & language planning)
Chapter 8. The development of English in Singapore: Language policy and planning in nation building
Chapter 9. Pragmatics of maintaining English in Malaysia’s education system
Chapter 10. Language planning in its historical context in Brunei Darussalam
Chapter 11. Diffusion and directions: English language policy in the Philippines
Chapter 12. The effect of policy on English language teaching at secondary schools in Thailand
Chapter 13. Language policy and planning in Hong Kong: The historical context and current realities
Part III. Language in use
Chapter 14. English in Southeast Asian law
Chapter 15. The view from below: Code-switching and the influence of “substrate” languages in the development of Southeast Asian Englishes
Chapter 16. Curriculum and world Englishes: Additive language learning as SLA Paradigm
Chapter 17. English in Southeast Asian pop culture
Chapter 18. Language use in the construction of interpersonal relationships: Electronic English in Malaysia
Chapter 19. Transfers of politeness strategies: Some preliminary findings
Part IV. Bibliography
Chapter 20. Works on English in Southeast Asia
Author index
Subject index
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