World English

A Study of its Development

AvJanina Brutt-Griffler

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

This text traces the history of English language spread from the 18th to the beginning of the 21st century, combining that with a study of its language change. It links linguistic and sociolinguistic variables that have conditioned the evolution and change of English, putting forward a new framework of language spread and change.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-14
Mått:148 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt:310 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Antal sidor:215
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781853595776

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Janina Brutt-Griffler, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Alabama. Her research areas include world English, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition and second language writing. Her work has appeared in major English studies journals.

Innehållsförteckning

Glossary Preface 1 Images of World English: Writing English as an International Language 2 The Representation of the Social in a Social Science: Methodology in Linguistics 3 Ideological and Economic Crosscurrents of Empire4 The Contested Terrain of Colonial Language Policy 5 Access Denied: Containing the Spread of English 6 The Becoming of a World Language 7 Macroacquisition: Bilingual Speech Communities and Language Change 8 The Macroacquisition of English: New Representations in the Language 9 (The) World (of) English: Englishes in Convergence 10 Decentering English Applied Linguistics AppendicesReferences Index