LEE-WONG SONG MEI
Biographic Data
| ID | 6223191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | LEE-WONG SONG MEI |
| GIVEN NAMES | LEE-WONG SONG |
| FAMILY NAME | MEI |
| SIGNATURE | MEI L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanyang Technological University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contextualizing intercultural communication and sociopragmatic choices
This paper examines intercultural communication from the standpoint of language as a social phenomenon (Searle) and argues for the consideration of context as basic to this approach. Based on conversation analysis of transactional exchanges between native and non-native speakers of English, it is found that miscommunication is the result of participants applying culture-specific rules to the interpretation of a single message. The analyses of ver…
The polemics of Singlish
An examination of the culture, identity and function of English in Singapore. The widespread use of English in Singapore has placed Singapore in the Outer Circle, along with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Nigeria, the Philippines and others, in contrast with Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and others who belong to the Inner Circle (Kachru,1991). Placing countries in different circles – inner vs outer or expanding, based on th…
Qing/please – a polite or requestive marker
Qing/please – a polite or requestive marker
The polemics of Singlish
An examination of the culture, identity and function of English in Singapore. The widespread use of English in Singapore has placed Singapore in the Outer Circle, along with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Nigeria, the Philippines and others, in contrast with Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and others who belong to the Inner Circle (Kachru,1991). Placing countries in different circles – inner vs outer or expanding, based on th…
Contextualizing intercultural communication and sociopragmatic choices
This paper examines intercultural communication from the standpoint of language as a social phenomenon (Searle) and argues for the consideration of context as basic to this approach. Based on conversation analysis of transactional exchanges between native and non-native speakers of English, it is found that miscommunication is the result of participants applying culture-specific rules to the interpretation of a single message. The analyses of ver…
Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Politeness (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Asian Studies and History (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work)