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AN ANALYSIS ON
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MALAYSIAN ENGLISH
摘 要
在当今经济全球化的趋势下，国际间交流和合作十分频繁。英语作为一门全球性语言，发挥着极其重要的作用。而随着英语在世界各地的传播,形成了各种具有浓厚地域特色的新英语,即英语的区域性变体。马来西亚英语作为其中的一种变体，它的产生有其自身的历史背景，同时有其独特的政治、经济、民族文化特色。本文从马来西亚自身的政治、经济、文化历史背景出发，以标准英语为参照，研究马来西亚英语在语音、句法及词汇方面的特征；归纳从而阐明马来西亚英语对本国的作用；在清晰马来西亚英语与世界英语之间的关系后，说明其在世界英语的全球化过程中占有重要的地位，并具有现实意义和作用。
关键词：马来西亚英语；特征；英语全球化
ABSTRACT
In the current trend of economic globalization, there are frequent international exchanges and cooperation between nations. As a global language, English plays an extremely important role. With the spread of English around the world, it has formed many different Englishes of strong geographic features, that is, varieties of English. Malaysian English is one of the varieties, which has its own historical background of causes, and has its own unique political, economic, and culture characteristics. This paper will research the differences between Standard English and Malaysian English on the sound, syntax and the vocabulary from Malaysia's own political, economic, cultural and historical background; clarify the role of English on their own country; after clearing the relationship between Malaysian English and World English, illustrates Malaysian English has a place in the promotion of the globalization of English and has practical significance and function.
Keywords： Malaysian English; characteristics; English globalization
Contents
1．Introduction 5
2. Background of Malaysian English 6
2.1 The History of Malaysian English 6
2.2 The Influencing Factors on Malaysian English 7
2.2.1 The Economical Factor 7
2.2.2 The Ethnic Cultural Factor 7
2.2.3 The Education and Language Policy Factor 8
3. The Characteristics of Malaysian English 10
3.1 Pronunciation 10
3.1.1 Final Consonants 10
3.1.2 Vowels 11
3.2 Syntax 12
3.2.1 Features Connected with the Verb 12
3.2.2 The Noun Phrase 14
3.2.3 Lexical Items 15
3.3 Vocabulary 16
3.3.1 The “Lah” Word 16
3.3.2 The other Words of Malaysian English 17
4. The Status and Influence of Malaysian English 18
Acknowledgements 20
References 21
