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1 online resource (389 pages) |
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Worlds of English |
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Worlds of English.
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| Contents |
Cover; English in the World : History, Diversity, Change; Copyright; Contents; Series preface; Biographical information; General introduction; 1. English in the world today; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 What is English?; 1.3 Who speaks English?; 1.4 How do we model the spread of English?; 1.5 Conclusion; READING A: Gĩkũyũ: recovering the original; READING B: English in China after the revolution (1949-present); 2. A national language; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The beginnings of English; 2.3 Foreign influence; 2.4 Standardisation; 2.5 Conclusion; READING A: Shakespeare and the English language |
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READING B: Johnson among the Early Modern grammarians3. A colonial language; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The colonial experience; 3.3 The linguistic consequences of colonisation; 3.4 The spread of English within the British Isles; 3.5 The spread of English beyond the British Isles; 3.6 Language education policies and colonialist agendas; 3.7 Conclusion; READING A: Cameroon; READING B: ELT and colonialism; 4. A global language; 4.1 Introduction: the recency of World English; 4.2 Explanations for the emergence of world English; 4.3 English and globalisation |
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4.4 The future of English as a world language4.5 An English family of languages?; 4.6 Conclusion; READING A: English and linguistic globalisation; READING B: English in Finnish society; 5. English and Englishes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 A sociolinguistic approach to studying varieties of English; 5.3 English in the 'Old World'; 5.4 English in the 'New World'; 5.5 'New Englishes' in Africa and Asia; 5.6 English-related varieties: pidgins and creoles; 5.7 The expanding circle of Englishes?; 5.8 Conclusion; READING A: Black Country English and Black Country identity -- a case study |
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READING B: Extracts from 'New York Tawk'6. English and other languages; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Encounters with English; 6.3 Regulating English: policy and planning; 6.4 English and other languages in communities and families; 6.5 Speaking bilingually: switching between English and other languages; 6.6 Conclusion; READING A: Code alternation studies: a trajectory; READING B: Extracts from 'Metrolingualism: fixity, fluidity and language in flux'; 7. Variation and change in English; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Studying variation over time; 7.3 Social and stylistic variation in English |
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7.4 Perceiving and learning variation7.5 Conclusion; READING A: Social change and changing accents in South Africa; READING B: Variation and agency; Appendices; Appendix 1: History of English timeline; Appendix 2: A note on describing English Joan Swann; References; Acknowledgements; Index |
| Summary |
English in the World: History, Diversity, Change examines the English language as it has developed through history and is used across the globe today. The first half of the book outlines the history of the language from its fifth-century roots through its development as a national, a colonial, and now a global language. In the second half, the focus shifts to the diversity of the language today. The book explores varieties of English across the English-speaking world, as well as English-related varieties such as pidgins and creoles. It also examines complex processes of variation, hybridity an |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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English language -- Globalization.
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English language -- Variation.
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English language -- History.
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English language -- Foreign countries.
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English language
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English language -- Foreign countries
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English language -- Globalization
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English language -- Variation
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Swann, Joan
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| ISBN |
9780203124567 |
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0203124561 |
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