2nd Edition

Exploring World Englishes Language in a Global Context

256 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

256 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

256 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This new edition of Exploring World Englishes surveys varieties of English existing within the world today, and the debates and controversies surrounding its present forms, functions and status in diverse world contexts. This book examines how English evolved to become ‘the global language’ and looks at the political and cultural history that influenced this evolution. Now in its second... Read more

Part I: English in the world today Section A: Problems and contexts Introduction: defining and identifying problems 1. English in the world today 2. The context and history of World Englishes 3. Problems for practitioners in World Englishes Section B: Interventions Introduction: regulating and responding to the language 4. The global language paradigm 5. Codification and legitimation 6. Policies and cultural practices Part II: World Englishes as an academic discipline Section C: Theory Introduction: generalising about the specific 7. World Englishes as an academic discipline 8. English as an object of study 9. Models and theoretical frameworks 10. Naming and describing the English language Conclusion: the state of the discipline