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Introduction: English in Brunei Darussalam
Author(s) -
MCLELLAN JAMES,
CHIN GRACE V. S.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/weng.12220
Subject(s) - listing (finance) , bibliography , southeast asia , subject (documents) , monarchy , islam , english language , political science , history , sociology , linguistics , library science , law , ethnology , archaeology , economics , philosophy , computer science , finance , politics
This special issue of World Englishes presents new research perspectives on English in Brunei Darussalam, a small oil‐rich Islamic monarchy in Southeast Asia. It comprises a number of articles on language in society and on literature, as well as a comprehensive bibliography a comprehensive bibliography listing published studies on English in Brunei Darussalam. Most of the contributors are based in the country, including a number who are Bruneian citizens, and are thus able to offer insiders’ perspectives on the subject.