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The construction industry and the retail trade in Brunei Darussalam employ large numbers of expatriate workers. The chapter reports on a preliminary investigation into patterns of language use among these workers in different communicative contexts.
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Fatimah Chuchu, McLellan, J. (2016). Patterns of Language Choice and Use in Interactions Among Foreign Workers in Brunei Darussalam: A Preliminary Study. 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_9
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