Micronesia, the Structure and Use of English in
Britain, David; Matsumoto, Kazuko (2024). "Micronesia, the Structure and Use of English in". The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes (PDF). 3. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-119-51831-0.
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Abstract: This entry looks at how English is used across Micronesia. First, it considers the dif- ferent sociolinguistic influences that have shaped and continue to shape the region and which pull Micronesian territories in different linguistic directions. Second,it considers the factors that affect the degree to which English is both nativising as a local language, and becoming more prominent in local linguistic repertoires. In a few parts of the region, English is a dominant first-language (L1) variety used by monolinguals, in others it remains, for most people, are latively rarely used second-language(L2) learner variety, in others still it is a nativising and increasingly used second-language dialect. The entry ends with a summary of the main linguistic characteristics of Micronesian Englishes.
1 Introduction
2 Sociolinguistic perspectives on English in contemporary Micronesia
3 Nativisation and convergence toInner Circle norms
4 A noverview of Micronesian Englishes
4.1 Phonology
4.2 Morphosyntax
4.3 Lexis
4.4 Summary
5 Conclusion
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OCLC: 1474468864
