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In:The Evolution of Englishes: The Dynamic Model and beyond
Edited by Sarah Buschfeld, Thomas Hoffmann, Magnus Huber and Alexander Kautzsch
[Varieties of English Around the World G49] 2014
► pp. 126–141

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The Evolution of Singlish: Beyond Phase 5?

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Published online: 12 September 2014
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https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g49.08wee
This paper focuses on the development of Singlish and shows that the study of Singlish provides us with useful information about how the development of (varieties of) English is related to issues of language, identity and culture in a rapidly globalizing world. As such, it raises the important question of how the issue of global mobility (of people as well as cultural – including linguistic – products) can be linked to Schneider’s Dynamic Model. The basic assumptions of the Dynamic Model, the paper argues, will need to be reconsidered if it is to keep pace with the sociolinguistic implications of globalization.
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