John T Platt
Biographic Data
| ID | 84495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John T Platt |
| GIVEN NAMES | John T |
| FAMILY NAME | Platt |
| SIGNATURE | PLATT J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University, Clayton, Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Discourse particles in Singaporean English: Substratum Influences and Universals
The use of Chinese discourse particles in informal speech or in the speech of those with lower levels of education is an interesting substratum influence on Singaporean English. However, it is shown in this paper that in addition to the functions of different particles to indicate obviousness, disapproval or intimacy, or to highlight a particular lexical item, there are other functions of a more universal nature. For British English, two main typ…
The Development of Singapore English
A case of language indigenisation: Some features of colloquial Singapore English
The process of language nativisation or indigenisation implies the adaptation of the language to fit the communicative needs of those adopting it. This applies particularly to the use of the language in the more informal speech domains, leading to the development of a local, colloquial variety. Such nativisation involves more than the use of lexical items from local languages or the formation of caiques in the nativised variety. It involves more …
Sociolinguistics
The teaching of Bahasa Malaysia in the context of national language planning
Language, ethnicity and intergroup relations
Language in Society-Four Texts
English Past Tense Acquisition by Singaporeans – Implicational Scaling Versus Group Averages of Marked Forms
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A model for polyglossia and multilingualism (with special reference to Singapore and Malaysia)
Ferguson's concept of diglossia and its later extension and coupling with bilingualism (Fishman et al. ) is developed further into the concept of polyglossia with multilingualism by discussion of various speech communities where these phenomena are in evidence. A general model is suggested which could cope with cases of polyglossla by a continuum ranging from H(igh) varieties through M(edium) varieties to L(ow) varieties. Devices for status ranki…
Speech style and social evaluation
Dynamics of a Creole system
Accent, dialect and the school
Language and society series no. 1
Orientation of manner adverbials
Pitjantjatjara grammar: A tagmemic view of the Ngaanyatjara (Warburton ranges) dialect
The Tagmemic-Case Grammar Model
A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindī and English
Language, ethnicity and intergroup relations
Discourse particles in Singaporean English: Substratum Influences and Universals
The use of Chinese discourse particles in informal speech or in the speech of those with lower levels of education is an interesting substratum influence on Singaporean English. However, it is shown in this paper that in addition to the functions of different particles to indicate obviousness, disapproval or intimacy, or to highlight a particular lexical item, there are other functions of a more universal nature. For British English, two main typ…
The teaching of Bahasa Malaysia in the context of national language planning
A case of language indigenisation: Some features of colloquial Singapore English
The process of language nativisation or indigenisation implies the adaptation of the language to fit the communicative needs of those adopting it. This applies particularly to the use of the language in the more informal speech domains, leading to the development of a local, colloquial variety. Such nativisation involves more than the use of lexical items from local languages or the formation of caiques in the nativised variety. It involves more …
Dynamics of a Creole system
Accent, dialect and the school
A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindī and English
The Tagmemic-Case Grammar Model
Orientation of manner adverbials
Pitjantjatjara grammar: A tagmemic view of the Ngaanyatjara (Warburton ranges) dialect
Language and society series no. 1
English Past Tense Acquisition by Singaporeans – Implicational Scaling Versus Group Averages of Marked Forms
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A model for polyglossia and multilingualism (with special reference to Singapore and Malaysia)
Ferguson's concept of diglossia and its later extension and coupling with bilingualism (Fishman et al. ) is developed further into the concept of polyglossia with multilingualism by discussion of various speech communities where these phenomena are in evidence. A general model is suggested which could cope with cases of polyglossla by a continuum ranging from H(igh) varieties through M(edium) varieties to L(ow) varieties. Devices for status ranki…
Speech style and social evaluation
Dynamics of a Creole system
Accent, dialect and the school
Language in Society-Four Texts
The teaching of Bahasa Malaysia in the context of national language planning
Language, ethnicity and intergroup relations
Sociolinguistics
The Development of Singapore English
A case of language indigenisation: Some features of colloquial Singapore English
The process of language nativisation or indigenisation implies the adaptation of the language to fit the communicative needs of those adopting it. This applies particularly to the use of the language in the more informal speech domains, leading to the development of a local, colloquial variety. Such nativisation involves more than the use of lexical items from local languages or the formation of caiques in the nativised variety. It involves more …
Discourse particles in Singaporean English: Substratum Influences and Universals
The use of Chinese discourse particles in informal speech or in the speech of those with lower levels of education is an interesting substratum influence on Singaporean English. However, it is shown in this paper that in addition to the functions of different particles to indicate obviousness, disapproval or intimacy, or to highlight a particular lexical item, there are other functions of a more universal nature. For British English, two main typ…
Linguistics (14 works) · Philosophy (13 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · History (6 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works)