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The Role of Fast Speech in Misunderstandings in Brunei English

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Over the last two decades, there have been a growing number of studies on Brunei English.

The original version of this chapter was revised: For detailed information please see Erratum. The erratum to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0853-5_18

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  1. FASS/UBD, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE1410, Brunei Darussalam

    Ishamina Athirah

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    Noor Azam Haji-Othman

  2. University of Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam

    James McLellan

  3. University of Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam

    David Deterding

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Ishamina Athirah (2016). The Role of Fast Speech in Misunderstandings in Brunei English. In: Noor Azam Haji-Othman, McLellan, J., Deterding, D. (eds) The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0853-5_5

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