Introduction: English in Brunei Darussalam

ABSTRACT This special issue of World Englishes presents new research perspectives on English in Brunei Darussalam, a small oil‐rich Islamic monarchy in Southeast Asia. It comprises a number of articles on language in society and on literature, as well as a comprehensive bibliography a comprehensive...

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Published inWorld Englishes Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 492 - 496
Main Authors MCLELLAN, JAMES, CHIN, GRACE V. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2016
Subjects
Bibliographic literature
English as an international language
Sociolinguistics
Brunei
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Summary:ABSTRACT This special issue of World Englishes presents new research perspectives on English in Brunei Darussalam, a small oil‐rich Islamic monarchy in Southeast Asia. It comprises a number of articles on language in society and on literature, as well as a comprehensive bibliography a comprehensive bibliography listing published studies on English in Brunei Darussalam. Most of the contributors are based in the country, including a number who are Bruneian citizens, and are thus able to offer insiders’ perspectives on the subject.
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ArticleID:WENG12220
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ISSN:0883-2919
1467-971X
DOI:10.1111/weng.12220