| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 300 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge studies in world Englishes |
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Routledge studies in world Englishes.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Singapore English : evolution, sociolinguistic background, and structural characteristics -- Acquiring English as a first language : setting the scene -- Investigating the qcquisition of L1 Singapore English : setting the methodological scene -- L1 Singapore English : acquisitional background, usage domains, and features -- The acquisition of subject pronouns -- The acquisition of past tense marking -- The acquisition of vowel sounds -- Discussion. |
| Summary |
"Combining the World Englishes framework with First Language Acquisition methodology, this book investigates children's acquisition of L1 English in the context of multilingual Singapore, one of the traditional Kachruvian Outer Circle or ESL countries. The book investigates language choice, use, and dominance in Singaporean families, identifies common linguistic characteristics of L1 Singapore English, as well as the acquisitional route that Singaporean children take. It discusses characteristics at the different levels of language organization, i.e. phonological, morphosyntactic, lexical, and pragmatic features, drawing on a variety of systematically elicited data and Praat-based acoustic analyses. Comparing the results to similar data obtained from children living in England (both mono- and bi-/multilingual), the book also sheds light on how the acquisitional steps taken by Singaporean children differ from or are similar to traditional native speakers of English and children from immigrant families in England"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Sarah Buschfeld is Chair of English Linguistics (Multilingualism) at the Technical University of Dortmund. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 29, 2020). |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
English language -- Singapore -- Acquisition.
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English language -- Dialects -- Singapore.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics
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English language -- Acquisition
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English language -- Dialects
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Singapore
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Buschfeld, Sarah. Children's English in Singapore New York : Routledge, 2019. 9781138708877 (DLC) 2019033559 |
| ISBN |
9781315201030 electronic book |
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1315201038 electronic book |
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9781351780773 electronic book Mobipocket |
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1351780778 electronic book Mobipocket |
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9781351780780 electronic book EPUB |
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1351780786 electronic book EPUB |
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9781351780797 electronic book |
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1351780794 electronic book |
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9781138708877 hardcover |
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