The Bah Particle in Brunei English  

Oleh:

Ozog, A. Conrad K. ; Martin, Peter W.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: RELC Journal (sebagian Full Text) vol. 21 no. 2 (Dec. 1990), page 14-28.
Fulltext: The BAH Particle in Brunei English.pdf (739.78KB)

Ketersediaan

Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/REL/21 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

Lihat Detail Induk

Isi artikel

The variety of English used in Negara Brunei Darussalam is largely unresearched. It has similarities with other Southeast Asian varieties, most noticeably Singapore and Malaysia, but there are important differences. One such difference is the particle huh, which we recognize as one of the salient features of Brunei English. in order to understand the particle it is important to look at its use in both Brunei Malay and in the local variety of English. The literature on particles in Singapore and Malaysian Englishes, as well as the limited literature on bah in Malay is reviewed. An analysis of the particle is attempted based on data collected from spontaneous speech, tape-recordings, questionnaires and informant comment. While a discussion of the syntactic behavior of bah is deemed necessary, prominence is given to a discussion of its functional behavior. We conclude that the particle is extremely versatile and very different in most aspects to the la/lah of Singapore and Malaysia. A further conclusion is that the use of bah plays an important role in signifying membership of the Brunei speech community.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali