In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the English used in Singapore and Malaysia, including how children in these two countries acquire the lan
In Singapore, multilingualism is the norm, and English (often the local variety) is widely acquired and used. This book examines the social and historical conte
For many years, the development of theories about the way children learn to read and write was dominated by studies of English-speaking populations. As we have
Extending the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, this volume contains chapters on seven more language
Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics brings together as one set, mini-sets, or individual volumes, a series of previously out-of-print classics from a variet