English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN: Transformation of Language Habitats (Routledge Studies in World Englishes) - Softcover

Hashim, Azirah; Leitner, Gerhard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367618443 ISBN 13: 9780367618445

Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN embeds English in its various regional Southeast Asian and political ASEAN language habitats. Addressing the history, developmental stages and contacts with other languages, it provides in-depth information on the region and its political organization. In doing so, it analyzes the geo-political division of the region between former Anglophone and non-Anglophone colonies and shows that this distinction has led to considerable differences in the status and texture of English. This analysis includes the role and impact of American English in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia to highlight the linguistic properties of English and its linguistic and sociopolitical development, English used in specific domains, language policies and concludes with the future of English and future challenges. This book therefore provides an integrative survey of the various roles of English in ASEAN member states and studies the transformation of entire language habitats, including the major national and regional languages that participate in this process. It also explains how new societies emerge with their conflicting identities and their aspirations to act regionally or even globally and is a valuable resource for scholars and students in the fields of World Englishes, Asian Studies and those interested in language contact, policy and planning.

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About the Author

Azirah Hashim is a Professor in the English Language Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya and was, until recently, Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute and Director of the Centre for ASEAN Regionalism.

Gerhard Leitner is a Professor in the Institut für Englische Philologie at the Freie Universität Berlin. He is a specialist of varieties of English in South and Southeast Asia, and Australia, as well as of English as a global language. He has been Visiting Professor in Malaysia, Singapore, India, China and Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367618443
• ISBN 13: 9780367618445
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 182