Handbook of world Englishes /
edited by Cecil Nelson, Zoya Proshina, Daniel Davis, Braj Kachru , Yamuna Kachru.
- 2nd edition.
- 1 online resource.
- Blackwell handbooks in linguistics .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Cecil L. Nelson is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, Indiana State University, USA. He was President of the International Association for World Englishes from 2015 to 2017. He is author of Intelligibility in World Englishes: Theory and Application (2011) and co-author (with Yamuna Kachru) of World Englishes in Asian Contexts (2006). He was co-editor (with Braj B. Kachru and Yamuna Kachru) of The Handbook of World Englishes (Wiley Blackwell, 2006).
Zoya G. Proshina is Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages Teaching Theory at M. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. She was President of the International Association for World Englishes from 2011 to 2012. She has authored and edited a number of books, including Russian English: History, Functions, and Features (with Anna Eddy, 2016).
Daniel R. Davis is Professor of Linguistics, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA. He was Executive Director of the International Association for World Englishes from 2011 to 2018. He has published papers on world Englishes, American English, and the history of the English language. He is co-editor (with Kingsley Bolton) of the journal World Englishes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures and Tables xi
List of Contributors xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xxi
Preface to the First Edition xxiii
Introduction: The World of World Englishes xxvi Cecil L. Nelson, Zoya G. Proshina, and Daniel R. Davis
Part I The Historical Context 1
First Diaspora 3
1 Beginnings 5 Robert D. King
2 English in Scotland 17 Fiona Douglas
Second Diaspora 35
3 English in the United States 37 Edgar W. Schneider
4 English in Canada 52 Stefan Dollinger
5 English in Australia and New Zealand 70 Scott F. Kiesling
6 Caribbean Englishes 87 Michael Aceto
Third Diaspora 105
7 South Asian Englishes 107 Ravinder Gargesh
8 English in Southeast Asia 135 Ee Ling Low
9 Southern African Englishes: Form and Functions 159 Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
10 African Englishes and Creative Writing 173 Eyamba G. Bokamba
Fourth Diaspora 199
11 South American Englishes and Englishes in South America 201 Patricia Friedrich
12 Euro‐Englishes 215 Suzanne K. Hilgendorf
13 Russian Englishes 232 Zoya G. Proshina
14 East Asian Englishes 248 Nobuyuki Honna
15 English in the People’s Republic of China 266 Wei Zhang, Kingsley Bolton, and Werner Botha
Part II Variational Contexts 281
16 Contact Linguistics and World Englishes 283 Rajend Mesthrie
17 Pidgins and Creoles 299 Salikoko S. Mufwene
18 African‐American English 314 Walt Wolfram
Part III Acculturation 331
19 Written Language, Standard Language, Global Language 333 M. A. K. Halliday
20 Speaking and Writing in World Englishes 349 Yamuna Kachru
21 Genres and Styles in World Englishes 368 Vijay K. Bhatia
Part IV Crossing Borders 383
22 The Literary Dimension of World Englishes 385 Edwin Thumboo
23 Bilingual Language Play and World Englishes 407 Alexandra A. Rivlina
24 World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility 430 Larry E. Smith and Cecil L. Nelson
25 World Englishes and Culture Wars 447 Braj B. Kachru
Part V Grammar Wars and Standards 473
26 Grammar Wars: Seventeenth‐ and Eighteenth‐Century England 475 Linda C. Mitchell
27 Grammar Wars: The United States 495 John Algeo
28 World Englishes and Descriptive Grammars 507 Daniel R. Davis
29 World Englishes and Corpora Studies 523 Gerald Nelson
Part VI Ideology, Identity, and Constructs 539
30 Colonial/Postcolonial Critique: The Challenge from World Englishes 541 Pradeep A. Dhillon
31 Postcolonial Theory and World Englishes: Toward a Dialogue 557 Wimal Dissanayake
32 Creative Acts of Gender in World Englishes 578 Tamara M. Valentine
Part VII World Englishes and Globalization 595
33 World Englishes in the Media 597 Elizabeth Martin
34 World Englishes and Global Advertising 616 Tej K. Bhatia
35 World Englishes and Global Commerce 635 Stanley Van Horn
Part VIII World Englishes and Applied Theory 657
36 A Recurring Decimal: English in Language Policy and Planning 659 Ayọ Bamgboṣe
37 World Englishes and Communicative Competence 674 Margie Berns
38 World Englishes and Pedagogy 686 Aya Matsuda
39 World Englishes and International Standardized English Proficiency Tests 703 James Dean Brown
40 World Englishes and Lexicography 725 Fredric T. Dolezal
Part IX Outlook for the Future 741
41 World Englishes: Current Debates and Future Directions 743 Kingsley Bolton
42 The Karmic Cycle of World Englishes: Some Futuristic Constructs 761 Yamuna Kachru and Larry E. Smith
Index 780
The definitive reference work on World Englishes—fully revised, expanded, and updated
The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of articles on the cross-cultural and transnational linguistic convergence and change of the English language. Now in its second edition, this Handbook brings together multiple theoretical, contextual, and ideological perspectives, and offers new interpretations of the changing identities of world Englishes (WE) speakers and examines the current state of the English language across the world. Thematically integrated contributions from leading scholars and researchers explore the expansion, modification, and adaptation of English in various settings and discuss the role of English in local, regional, and global contexts.
This highly regarded text has been fully updated throughout the new edition to reflect the current conditions, contexts, and functions of major varieties of English across the world. Significant revisions to topics—such as an overview of the varieties of modern world Englishes and the First Diaspora in Wales and Ireland—reflect expanded scholarship in the field and new directions of research. Each chapter from the first edition has been updated in content and citations, while 11 new chapters cover subjects including world Englishes testing and Postcolonial theory, as well as world Englishes in South America, Russia, Africa, China, Southeast Asia, the United States, and Canada.
Examines both traditional and contemporary perspectives on World Englishes Written by international authors, experts in their respective fields Emphasizes the historical development of the English language through a series of diasporas Highlights research into a wide range of sociolinguistic contexts and processes including code switching, newly established WE varieties, and new data on Chinese and Russian Englishes Explores future directions in WE research, development, and application The Handbook of World Englishes is an essential resource for academics, researchers, practitioners, and advanced students in fields including applied linguistics, language teaching, the history of the English language, world literatures, and related social and language sciences.
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