Variety shifting in Southeast Asia's Outer Circle

Azirah Hashim*, Alice Chik, Julius C. Martinez, James McLellan, Andrew J. Moody, Vincent B. Y. Ooi

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Abstract

Variety shifting is a feature of English use in Outer Circle contexts in which endonormic local varieties are used alongside exonormic standard varieties. This chapter will introduce some of the theoretical reasons for variety shifting and will survey the scholarly literature related to variety shifting. The phenomenon can often be closely associated with the use of English in the media or popular culture. To demonstrate the types of variety shifting that takes place in Southeast Asia’s Outer Circle societies, the chapter includes a detailed analysis of the phenomenon in the five Outer Circle societies: Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes
EditorsAndrew J. Moody
Place of PublicationOxford, UK
PublisherOxford University Press
Chapter6
Pages97-119
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)9780191945410
ISBN (Print)9780192855282
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2024

Publication series

NameOxford Handbooks

Keywords

  • variety shifting
  • endonorms and exonorms
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Hong Kong
  • Malaysia
  • the Philippines
  • Singapore
  • popular culture
  • media Englishes

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