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Bresnahan, Mary I. – Journal of Communication, 1979
Outlines the history of the use of English in the Philippines. Discusses the Filipinos' reception of English and impact of English on current language policy in the Philippines. (JMF)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Awareness, Dialects
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Sridhar, Kamal K.; Sridhar, S. N. – World Englishes, 1986
A paradigm gap has prevented research on second language acquisition theory and indigenized varieties of English from making substantive contributions to each other. The varieties of English represent several significant sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic variables, the investigation of which will put second language acquisition theory on firmer…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Dialects, English (Second Language), Interlanguage
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Sneddon, Raymonde; Patel, Kanta – Language and Education, 2003
Explores how the story "The Raja's Big Ears" traveled from Gujerat in India, where it is a well-known folktale, via a skilled story teller, to London, where it was transformed through contact with the multicultural world of London school children. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Cultural Influences, Dialects, English (Second Language)