Features of Japanese English

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What is the significance of including Expanding Circle varieties in the Englishes of Asia?

Demonstrates the increasing importance of English in all contexts today.

What has become a research focus in recent years in terms of international English use?

International use of English.

How do Expanding Circle varieties compare to Inner or Outer Circle varieties in terms of stability?

Less stable.

What concept does Mauranen (2012) use to identify a certain form of Japanese English?

<p>Similect.</p>
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According to the chapter, where will Japanese interlocutors bring their form of Japanese English?

<p>To their global interactions, inside Japan, overseas, or in cyberspace.</p>
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What are some areas of focus in the past work on Japanese English?

<p>Phonological features, syntactic features, lexical development, discourse characteristics, pragmatic issues</p>
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How is the variety of Japanese English described in the text?

<p>As a hybrid of the mesolectal and acrolectal</p>
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Where were the spoken data for phonology and morphosyntax gathered?

<p>Outside Japan</p>
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What did Thompson (2001) point out about the use of /a/ in Japanese English?

<p>It is used for other vowels in JE</p>
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According to Nihalani (2010), what happens when the substitution of vowels occurs in Japanese English?

<p>The two sounds are 'conflated'</p>
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