1st Edition
Children’s English in Singapore Acquisition, Properties, and Use
By Sarah Buschfeld
Copyright 2020
316 Pages
23 Color & 71 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
316 Pages
23 Color & 71 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
316 Pages
23 Color & 71 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Singapore English: Evolution, Sociolinguistic Background, and Structural Characteristics
3. Acquiring English as a First Language: Setting the Scene
4. Investigating the Acquisition of L1 Singapore English: Setting the Methodological Scene
5. L1 Singapore English: Acquisitional Background, Usage Domains, and Features
6. The Acquisition of Subject Pronouns
7. The Acquisition of Past Tense Marking
8. The Acquisition of Vowel Sounds
9. Discussion
10. Conclusions
Biography
Sarah Buschfeld is Chair of English Linguistics (Multilingualism) at the Technical University of Dortmund.
