Nativisation and acceptability in Malaysian English
Malaysian English (ME) grammar is said to contain unique, local features that exist alongside exonormative counterparts. Such usages are often regarded as errors by prescriptivists although their widespread use especially through the basilect and mesolect may prompt some descriptivists to label them...
Main Author: | Wahid, Ridwan |
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Format: | Proceeding Paper |
Language: | English English |
Published: |
2013
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/34673/1/ESEA_2013_Tentative_Conference_Programme-vFINAL.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34673/5/Nativisation_and_Acceptability_in_Malaysian_English.pdf |
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