English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers

Myanmar is unique in that it was a country colonised by Britain, but its current post-colonial linguistic situation suggests that it is in Kachru’s Expanding Circle rather than the Outer Circle. The lack of stable use of English, however, does not mean there is neither an underlying system nor a set...

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Main Authors:	Hnin, Pwint Phyu, M. Lotfie, Maskanah
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spelling	iium-544002017-04-13T07:22:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54400/ English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers Hnin, Pwint Phyu M. Lotfie, Maskanah PE English Myanmar is unique in that it was a country colonised by Britain, but its current post-colonial linguistic situation suggests that it is in Kachru’s Expanding Circle rather than the Outer Circle. The lack of stable use of English, however, does not mean there is neither an underlying system nor a set of discernible characteristics to describe the variety. This paper is an attempt to describe a structural aspect of the English used by Myanmarese speakers. It presents an investigation of English adjective phrases used by the Burmese and the Rohingya, two ethnic groups in Myanmar whose mother tongues belong to different language families. Adjective phrases from forty blog articles were analysed in order to identify their forms and functions, as well as similarities and differences between the two groups. Findings indicate that adjective phrases with adverb modifiers were the most frequently used form by both Burmese and Rohingya speakers. There is evidence to show that the forms and functions of the adjective phrases were influenced by the speakers’ first languages. Other factors such as educational background and register may have also played a role. IIUM Press 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54400/1/54400_English%20in%20Myanmar.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54400/7/54400_english%20in%20myanmar_Scopus.pdf Hnin, Pwint Phyu and M. Lotfie, Maskanah (2016) English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers. Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, 10 (2). pp. 68-88. ISSN 1985-3106 http://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL/article/view/862
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description	Myanmar is unique in that it was a country colonised by Britain, but its current post-colonial linguistic situation suggests that it is in Kachru’s Expanding Circle rather than the Outer Circle. The lack of stable use of English, however, does not mean there is neither an underlying system nor a set of discernible characteristics to describe the variety. This paper is an attempt to describe a structural aspect of the English used by Myanmarese speakers. It presents an investigation of English adjective phrases used by the Burmese and the Rohingya, two ethnic groups in Myanmar whose mother tongues belong to different language families. Adjective phrases from forty blog articles were analysed in order to identify their forms and functions, as well as similarities and differences between the two groups. Findings indicate that adjective phrases with adverb modifiers were the most frequently used form by both Burmese and Rohingya speakers. There is evidence to show that the forms and functions of the adjective phrases were influenced by the speakers’ first languages. Other factors such as educational background and register may have also played a role.
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title	English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers
title_short	English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers
title_full	English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers
title_fullStr	English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers
title_full_unstemmed	English in Myanmar: usage of English adjective phrases by Burmese and Rohingya bloggers
title_sort	english in myanmar: usage of english adjective phrases by burmese and rohingya bloggers
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2016
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