Language planning in Brunei Darussalam: The role of accommodation and acculturation

Autor:	Gary M. Jones
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Linguistics and Language business.industry Communication Contrast (statistics) National language Language and Linguistics Linguistics Acculturation language.human_language Second language Language planning language Sociology Relation (history of concept) business Accommodation Malay
Zdroj:	Multilingua - Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication. 16:217-232
ISSN:	1613-3684 0167-8507
DOI:	10.1515/mult.1997.16.2-3.217
Popis:	Malay is the national language of Brunei Darussalam while officially English is regarded as an important language. The two languages, along with those of the country's minority groups, coexist quite peaceably in their respective domains. This is in marked contrast to the neighbouring and surrounding country of Malaysia where language issues, particularly in relation to the domains of the Malay and English languages, are regularly the cause for heated debate. This paper seeks to analyse the present comparatively harmonious relationship that exists between Brunei's national language and English with reference to theories of accommodation and acculturation. An understanding of the various influences is particularly important in countries like Brunei where English is becoming increasingly widely used as both a language of wider communication and the common second language for Bruneians no matter what their language background.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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