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English as a Lingua Franca: Analyzing Research Frameworks in International English, World Englishes, and ELF
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Pakir, Anne – World Englishes, 2009
This paper considers the problems, the properties, and the prospects of using "English as a lingua franca" as a construct and as a reality. It will therefore focus on what is meant by the term "lingua franca", what is represented as a "lingua franca", and what the debates are about English as a lingua franca. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Official Languages, Language Variation
Linguistic Alternants and Code Selection in Baba Malay.
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Pakir, Anne – World Englishes, 1989
Provides a brief account and explanation of the phenomenon of language use among the Baba community, which uses Hokkien, Malay, and English in the process of code selection and code mixing/switching. Data are drawn from recordings of conversation of the Babas and Nyonyas. (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Chinese, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis