World Englishes:a resource book for students
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Routledge,
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Publisher Address: | London New York |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Series: |
Routledge English language introductions |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 256 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780415466110 9780415466127 (pbk.) 0415466113 0415466121 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | H314 |
CLC: | H314.2 |
Call Number: | H314.2/J525/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-252) and index. A. Introduction: key topics in world Englishes. The historical, social and political context -- The origins of pidgin and creole languages -- Who speaks English today? -- Variation across outer circle Englishes -- Standard language ideology in the inner circle -- The spread of English as an international lingua franca -- The roles of English in Asia and Europe -- The future of world Englishes -- B. Development: implications and issues. The legacy of colonialism -- Characteristics of pidgins and creoles -- The English today debate -- The legitimate and illegitimate offspring of English -- Standards across space -- Native and non-native speakers of English -- En route to new standard Englishes -- Possible future scenarios -- C. Exploration: current debates in world Englishes. Postcolonial America and Africa -- Creole developments in the UK and US -- Teaching and testing world Englishes -- Emerging 'sub'-varieties -- Standards across channels -- The nature of English as a lingua franca -- Asian Englishes in the outer and expanding circles -- Language killer or language promoter? -- D. Extension: readings in world Englishes. The discourses of postcolonialism (Alastair Pennycook) -- The status of pidgins and creoles in education / Charles Alobwede d'Epie -- Who owns English today? / Henry Widdowson -- From language to literature / Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o -- Is language (still) power? / Lesley Milroy, Alfred Lee, Dennis Bloodworth -- Positioning English as a lingua franca / Barbara Seidlhofer -- Attitudes to local norms in the expanding circle / Hu Xiao Qiong, Ulrich Ammon -- Looking ahead-- David Graddol, David Crystal. |