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Articles in Malay

2007 Pembinaan Insan Generasi Y dimuatkan dalam Pemikir keluaran.
Pemikir 43 Julai-Sept

2006 Makna Suratan dan Siratan dalam Puisi (Literal and Non-literal Meaning in Poetry) Dewan Bahasa 6(12): 48-50

2006 Nilai Estetika dalam Pengulangan (Aesthetics in Repetition)
Dewan Bahasa 6(10):52-54

2006 Antara Cinta dan Sayang (Love and Affection) Dewan Bahasa 6:2, 22-27

2005 Nilai Estetika Puisi dan Pengulangan (Repetition as aesthetics in poem)
Dewan Bahasa 5:11, 32-33

2005 Ilmu Setempat dalam Romeo dan Juliet (Local knowledge in Romeo and Juliet) Dewan Bahasa 5:8, 14-19.

2005 Makna Bunyi dalam Leksikografi Melayu (Sound Meaning in Malay Lexicology). Dewan Bahasa 5:6, 41-45

2005 Komunikasi Kreatif SMS? (SMS as Creative Communication)
Dewan Bahasa 5:5, 36-41

2005 Evolusi dan Evolusi Semula Bahasa (Evolution and Re-evolution of Language) Dewan Bahasa 5:4, 17-21.

2005 Falsafah Pendidikan Bahasa Kedua (A Philosophy of Second Language Education) Dewan Bahasa 5:2, 10-15

2005 Kajian Bahasa Melayu Dahulu, Kini, dan Akan Datang (Malay Language Research: Past, Present and Future) Dewan Bahasa 5:1, 26-31

2004 Multimedia dan Revolusi Pendidikan (Multimedia and Revolution in Education) Dewan Bahasa 4: 12, 18-23.

2004 Dari Kertas ke Skrin (From Paper to Screen) Dewan Bahasa 4:5, 12-19.

2004 Otak dan Kemunculan Bahasa (Brain and Language) Dewan Bahasa 4:2, 56-62

2003 Otak dan Kecerdikan (Brain and Intelligence) Dewan Bahasa 3:2, 34-39

2002 Minda Bahasa dan Pendidikan Alaf Baru (Language, mind and pedagogy of the new century) Dewan Bahasa 2:10, 52-54.

2001 Keratabahasa [i] dalam Bahasa Melayu (The Symbolic [i] in Malay)
Dewan Bahasa 1: 11, 37-42.

2001 Kehilangan Bahasa dan Dasar Awam di Institut Linguistik Universiti New Mexico Albuquerque (Language Loss and Public Policy at the Language Institute, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque). Dewan Bahasa 1:10, 36-41.

1999 Evolusi Kata Nafi Bahasa Melayu dan Kesejagatan Bahasa
(Negative Auxiliary in Malay and Language Universal). Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 43:12, 1136-51. http://dbp.gov.my/dbp98/majalah/bahasa99/j12fra.HTML

1999 Kata Kerja: Mempelopori Suatu Penilaian Semantik Baru (Malay Verbs: in search of new semantics). Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 43:6, 530-537.
http://dbp.gov.my/dbp98/majalah/bahasa99/j05mantik.htm

1999 Minda Bacaan: Fonik atau Menyeluruh?
(Reading Mind: Phonic or Whole?) Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 43:3, 234-241
http://dbp.gov.my/dbp98/majalah/bahasa99/j0399minda.htm

1998 Nama Kendiri dan Rima Dalam Semiotik Komunikasi Verbal: Satu
Tinjauan Pelopor (Semiotics of Personal Names and Rhyme in Verbal Communication: A Pioneering Survey). Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 42:9, 847-852

1998 Bahasa Dalam Masyarakat: Mengenali Bunga Rampai
Komunikasi Antara Budaya (Language in Society: Comprehending
Cross-cultural Communication). Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 42:7, 605-615

1997 Pemahaman Makna Berdasarkan Teori Nahu Kognitif: Satu
Tinjauan Pelopor (Understanding Meaning Through Cognitive Grammar).
Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 41:11, 1123-31

1997 Pendekatan Fungsional Dalam Kajian Bahasa (A Functional
Approach to Language Research). Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 41:12, 1130-7

1997 Warna Panas dan Warna Sejuk dalam Bahasa Melayu
(Macro Red and Grue in Malay). Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 41:4, 299-306

1996 Hakisan Bahasa Di Malaysia (Language Erosion in Malaysia).
Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 40:9, 855-860.

1996 Pragmatik Komunikasi Perempuan dengan Perempuan di Malaysia: Satu Kajian Pelopor (Pragmatics of Woman-to-woman talk in Malaysia: A Pioneering Study).
Jurnal Dewan Bahasa 40: 107-118. (Assigned reading at NIE, NTU Singapore)



Articles in English


2007 Globalization and a Shifting Malay. California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-English%20Influence.pdf

2007 Sound Strategy for a Shifting Malay. California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-Coining%20Malay.pdf

2005 Iconicity. The Encyclopedia of Linguistics Vol. 1,
edited by Philipp Strazny (487-488). New York: Routledge.

2005 Onomatopoeia. The Encyclopedia of Linguistics Vol. 2,
edited by Philipp Strazny (796-797). New York: Routledge.

2005 Standard Language. The Encyclopedia of Linguistics Vol. 2,
edited by Philipp Strazny (1036-1037). New York: Routledge.

1997 Power Pragmatics in Asian Languages. Language Sciences 19:4. 357-367
Translated into French in 2006, selected as a reading for politeness studies

1997 Repetition in Malay Languaging. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Malaysian Studies (CD ROM). Kuala Lumpur: University Malaya

1996 Symbolisation in Malay: Evidence in Genres and Lexicon.
Proceedings of 4th International Pan-Asiatic Symposium of Language and Linguistics
Vol I:114-129. Salaya: Mahidol University Press.



Select Reviews on Indonesian and Malay (http://www.angelfire.com/la/HomeMine)

2007 Drama in Education: Learning Development Through Drama.
California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-LD%20Drama.pdf

2007 Review Article Alan M. Stevens and A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary, California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/pdf/Sew--Stevens%20Schmidgall-Tellings.pdf

2007 Review Article Abdullah Hassan & Ainon Mohd. Komunikasi Intim: Panduan Menjalin Hubungan Persahabatan, Kekeluargaan Dan Kasih Sayang Yang Memuaskan dan Berkekalan. California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/pdf/Sew-%20Hassan%20Mohd.pdf

2007 Review Article Liaw Yock Fang. 1999. Malay Grammar Made Easy: A Comprehensive Guide. California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/pdf/Sew-Fang.pdf

2006 Review Article on Susan Keeney, Kit Leee, Hassan Md. Ali et al. Asmah Hj. Omar. California Linguistic Notes 31:1 http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/CLN/
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/CLN/pdf/Sew-Malay.pdf

2005. Review of Roselan Baki. Kaedah Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu. Language Problems and Language Planning 29:3, 639–642.

1999 Review of Malcolm W. Mintz: Listening Comprehension: Selections from Malaysian and Indonesian history. WORD 50: 2, 281-284.

1998 Review of Atmosumarto, Sutanto: Colloquial Indonesian: A Complete
Language Course. Language Problems and Language Planning 22: 301-304.

1998 Review of James N. Sneddon: Indonesian: A Comprehensive
Grammar. Linguistics 36:2, 390-395.

1997 Review of Malcolm W. Mintz:A Course in Conversational Indonesian.
BIJDRAGEN Tot De Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde 153: 143-145.

1997 Review of Asmah Hj. Omar:The Linguistic Scenery in Malaysia.
WORD 48:1, 147-151.

1997 Review of Y. F. Liaw: Easy Indonesian.
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 28:1, 199-200.

1996 Review of Zaharah Othman and Sutanto Atmosumarto:
Colloquial Malay. Oceanic Linguistics 36:2, 317-319.


Significant Reviews on Educational Drama and Theatre

2007 Eight International Busker Festivals in Singapore 13-21 November 2004. California Linguistic Notes 32:2 http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew%20Buskers.pdf
2007 Review Margaret Croyden, Conversation with Peter Brook. California Linguistic Notes 32 http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-Conversations.pdf
2007 Review of Jonothan Neelands, Beginning Drama 11-14. California Linguistic Notes 32:2 http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-Neelands.pdf
2007 Review of Theatre: The Return. Intersections 15 http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue15/sew_review1.htm
2007 Review of Theatre: LovePuke. Intersections 15 http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue15/sew_review2.htm
2007 Review of Theatre: Impenjarament. Intersections 15 http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue15/sew_review3.htm

2007 Review of The Flipside Arts Series: The Return, Love Puke, Impenjarament
California Linguistic Notes 32:2 http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-The%20Return.pdf

2006 Review of Theatre: Boxing Cabaret. Intersections 14
http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue14/jyh_review.html

2006 Share: Review of Richard Griffiths, Reading Drama. SingTeach 4
http://singteach.nie.edu.sg/content/view/145/162/

2006 Review of Kempe and Nicholson, Learning to Teach Drama, 11–18. SingTeach 3
http://singteach.nie.edu.sg/index.php/Singteach/share/book_reviews__1/learning_to_teach_drama

Significant Reviews on Applied Linguistics

2007 Review of Fogarty and Bellanca, Blueprints for Achievements in the Cooperative Classroom. California Linguistic Notes 32:2 http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-BellancaFogarty.pdf

2007 Review of John Field, Psycholinguistics. California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-Field.pdf

2007 Review of Joel Kincheloe, Multiple Intelligences Reconsidered.
California Linguistic Notes 32:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sew-Kincheloe.pdf

2007 Review of Cameron and Kulick, Language and Sexuality. Intersections 15
http://wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au/intersections/issue15/sew_review.htm.

2007 Review of Deborah Cameron, On Language and Sexual Politics
Pragmatics & Cognition 15:2, 400-403

2006 Review of Rom Harre, Key Thinkers in Psychology
Pragmatics & Cognition 14:3, 607-610
Selected into the portal CiteILike by a reader

2006 Review of Multiple Intelligences Reconsidered.
Discourse & Society 17:4, 554-557.
2006 Review of Gunther Kress, Literacy in the New Media Age.
Discourse & Society 17:1, 137-139.

2005 Review of N. Schmidtt (Ed.). An introduction to applied Linguistics.
New Zealand Studies of Applied Linguistics 11:1, 142-144.

2005 Review of Language and Creativity: The Art of Common Talk
Discourse Studies 7:6, 768-770.

2005 Review of Philip Levine and Ron Scollon (eds.), Discourse & Technology: Multimodal discourse analysis. Discourse & Society 16:4, 584-586

2004 Review of Creating Conversation. Journal of Pragmatics 36:12, 2203-2207

2004 Review of Naomi Goldblum, The Brain-Shaped Mind.
Pragmatics and Cognition 12:2, 409-413

2003 Review of Adam Brown’s English Language Myth. RELC Journal 34:2, 251-252.

2003 Review of Tannen’s I Only Say This Because I Love You
New Zealand Journal of Applied Linguistics 9:1, 121-124.

2002 Review of Jamaliah Mohd. Ali, Language Culture and Society Vol. 11
http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/users/tle/JOURNAL/Articles.html#11

2000 Review of Robert B. Kaplan & Richard B. Baldauf Jr. eds.
Language Planning in Malawi, Mozambique and The Philippines.
Language Problems and Language Planning 24:1, 107-112.

1997 Review of Mary Crawford:Talking Difference.
Journal of Language and Social Psychology 16:1, 89-95. (cited by a British author)

1997 Review of Herbert Clark: Using Language
Australian Journal of Linguistics 17:1, 120-3.

1997 Review of Thom Huebner (ed.): Sociolinguistics Perspective.
WORD 48:2, 310-312.

1997 Review of S. H. Ng and J. J. Bradac: Language and Power.
Multilingual 16:4, 413-416.


On Cognitive Linguistics

2005 Review of Constructions Grammar.
California Linguistic Notes 30:2
http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/pdf/Ostman.pdf

2004 Review of L. Michael Hall, Communication Magic: Exploring the Structure and Meaning of Language. WORD 55:130-132

2003 Review of Neil Smith, Language Banana and Bonobo
Leuvense Bijdragen 92, 217-220
Reprinted in: 2005 Linguistische Berichte, Vol 202
Reprinted in: 2004 New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics 10:2, 120-124.

2003 Review of Peter Stockwell, Cognitive Poetics: an introduction.
Discourse Studies. Discourse Studies 5:4, 564-565

2000 Review of D. N. S Bhat: The Prominence of Tense, Aspect and Mood.
Journal of Linguistics 36:1, 201-203

1999 Review of Bernd Heine: Cognitive Foundations of Grammar.
Journal of Linguistics 35: 661-664.

1999 Review of John Taylor and Robert MacLaury eds. Language and
the Cognitive Construal of the World. Cognitive Linguistics 10-1: 100-4.

1999 Review of Roy Harris: Language, Saussure, and Wittgenstein:
How to Play Games with Words. Aumla (Journal of the Australasian Universities Language & Literature Association) 91:123-5.

1998 Review of Ungerer and Schmid: Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics.
The Web Journal of Modern Language and Linguistics 3.
Selected as a reference material of cognitive linguistics by an European linguist

1998 Review of Carl Bache et al. eds. Tense, Aspect and Action.
Australian Journal of Linguistics 18:2, 214-217.

1998 Review of Marge E. Landsberg ed.: Syntactic iconicity and linguistic freezes:
The human dimension. WORD 49:1, 121-127.

1998 Review of V. Yip and S. Matthew: Cantonese Grammar
New Zealand Journal of East Asian Studies VI:2, 117-21.

1998 Review of Lin Shan: Chinese Names
New Zealand Journal of East Asian Studies VI:1, 125-127

1998 A linguistic review of Amy Tan: The Hundred Senses.
New Zealand Journal of East Asian Studies VI:1, 127-130

1998 Review of Linda W. L. Young: Crosstalk and culture in
Sino-American communication. WORD 49:1, 128-131.

1997 Review of Peter Harder: Functional semantics: A theory of
meaning, structure and tense in English. WORD 48:3, 471-474.

1996 Review of Y. Ning and Y. Ning Chinese Personal Names.
Onomastica Canadiana 78:1, 36-40