Language choice has become a common phenomenon in interracial encounters in which speakers are always faced with the challenge of choosing an appropriate langua

The papers in this book explore language use in a broad range of discourse fields. They provide theoretical perspectives on global orientations to social, polit

This book discusses multilingual postcolonial common law, focusing on Malaysia’s efforts to shift the language of law from English to Malay, and weighing the

This book documents the changing realities in the fields of linguistics, literature and culture in Asia, resulting from globalization, modernisation and rapid t