Children's English in Singapore

This book investigates children's acquisition of L1 English in the context of Singapore, one of the Kachruvian Outer Circle or ESL countries.This book also sheds light on how the acquisitional steps taken by children differ across regions.

Sarah Buschfeld is Chair of English Linguistics (Multilingualism) at the Technical University of Dortmund.

1. Introduction 2. Singapore English: Evolution, Sociolinguistic Background, and Structural Characteristics 3. Acquiring English as a First Language: Setting the Scene 4. Investigating the Acquisition of L1 Singapore English: Setting the Methodological Scene 5. L1 Singapore English: Acquisitional Background, Usage Domains, and Features 6. The Acquisition of Subject Pronouns 7. The Acquisition of Past Tense Marking 8. The Acquisition of Vowel Sounds 9. Discussion 10. Conclusions