Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

Discourse is one of the most significant concepts of contemporary thinking in the humanities
and social sciences as it concerns the ways language mediates and shapes our interactions …

This study aimed at looking the most common word formation process among Malaysian
Facebook users. The main objectives are to describe the common features of word formation …

Regional varieties of language, often a result of language contact, possess various
characteristics, such as borrowed words, and often structures, sounds, and meanings …

Due to the revolution of technology in communication, a unique form of communication has
emerged involving the use of new word forms, structures and style of expression. Therefore …

This paper discusses the findings of a research study that seeks to investigate the language
features and patterns of online communicative language amongst young Malaysian …

ABSTRACT The Southeast Asian region is undergoing rapid social, economic and cultural
change brought about by movements of capital, people and ideas within and beyond the …

English in Southeast Asia and ASEAN embeds English in its various regional Southeast
Asian and political ASEAN language habitats. Addressing the history, developmental stages …

Social media have gained astounding worldwide growth and popularity and have become
prominent in the life of many young people today. According to various research studies in …

This pilot study was anchored on the viewpoint that language users are creative and
innovative, and that Electronic English is an emerging variety of language. This study …