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This book is a revised and updated edition of the first ever monograph wholly dedicated to the systematic linguistic description of Brunei English. Deterding and Salbrina (2013) provided a comprehensive coverage of the history, structural properties (on the levels of pronunciation, grammar, discourse and vocabulary) and social (and educational) settings of Brunei English. After almost a decade, several notable changes have since been observed in the Bruneian variety of English, and this second edition chronicles the ongoing narrative of language change and discusses the current trends in the use of Brunei English. In addition to presenting a contemporaneous account of English in Brunei, this book also incorporates the role of variation within this variety, thereby addressing a limitation of the first edition. The book also provides a discussion on the impact the rise of English has had in the shaping of the Bruneians’ sense of self, and their interactions between and across social groups. Based on the newly acquired data, the book re-assesses Brunei English’s position in the context of Global Englishes.

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Salbrina Sharbawi is a senior assistant professor in English Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. She received her PhD in Applied Linguistics from Nanyang Technological University, Singapor. Her research interests are at the crossroads of sociophonetics and World Englishes. She has published several papers on Brunei English, with her most recent publications focusing on the interactions between language, identity, and religiosity in the Bruneian context. David Deterding is a professor at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, where he teaches Forensic Linguistics, World Englishes, Phonetics and Phonology, History of English, and Research Methods. He has written seven books on topics such as Singapore English, Brunei English, and Misunderstandings in ELF, and has edited eight more. His research focuses on acoustic phonetics, English in Southeast Asia, and Malay pronunciation. Nur Raihan Mohamad is a lecturer of English Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, where she teaches Experimental Phonetics and Language Acquisition. She completed her PhD in Applied Linguistics (2018) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Her research interests include the changes in the pronunciation of Brunei English, the Americanisation of Brunei English, and the effects of media on Brunei English pronunciation.  

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