English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use
Edited by Ee-Ling Low and Azirah Hashim
[Varieties of English Around the World, G42] 2012. xiv, 394 pp.
Azirah Hashim
List of John Benjamins publications for which Azirah Hashim plays a role.
Title
Subjects English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology
Articles
2024 A genre-based investigation of the “About Us” section of private hospitals’ websites Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 34:1, pp. 83–111 | Article
Medical tourism industry is currently viewed as one of the lucrative sources of income for some countries and in essence, owes much of its reputation and success to private hospitals and the Internet (Connell, 2006). However, how these private hospitals discursively present themselves to… read more
2013 Review of Lee & Moody (2012): English in Asian Popular Culture English World-Wide 34:3, pp. 374–377 | Review
2012 Chapter 3. Malaysian English English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use, Low, Ee-Ling and Azirah Hashim (eds.), pp. 55–74 | Chapter
This chapter provides an overview of the status of Malaysian English (MalE) and discusses the phonological, grammatical and lexical features of this variety. It begins by giving the socio-historical and socio-political context in which this variety is found, illustrating the cultural diversity of… read more
2012 Chapter 18. Language use in the construction of interpersonal relationships: Electronic English in Malaysia English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use, Low, Ee-Ling and Azirah Hashim (eds.), pp. 325–342 | Chapter
The Internet has come to dominate our lives and emerged as one of the key communication technologies. Since the Internet is a medium which can be considered revolutionary and is therefore bound to have a profound effect on language, it is crucial to evaluate and study its impact on language.… read more
2012 Introduction English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use, Low, Ee-Ling and Azirah Hashim (eds.), pp. 1–12 | Article
2012 Chapter 20. Works on English in Southeast Asia English in Southeast Asia: Features, policy and language in use, Low, Ee-Ling and Azirah Hashim (eds.), pp. 357–382 | Chapter
2009 Not plain sailing: Malaysia’s language choice in policy and education Multilingual, Globalizing Asia: Implications for policy and education, Lim, Lisa and Ee-Ling Low (eds.), pp. 36–51 | Article
This paper focusses on language and education issues in Malaysia as they have unfolded in the context of nation building, societal multilingualism and globalization from independence to the present day. The paper first examines the origin and nature of language and medium-of-instruction policies… read more