World Englishes : a resource book for students /
Jenkins, Jennifer, 1950-
World Englishes : a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins. - Second edition. - xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Routledge English language introductions . - Routledge English language introductions series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
"Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. World Englishes:is a comprehensive introduction to the subjectcovers the major historical and sociopolitical developments in world Englishes, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the present dayexplores current debates in world Englishes from English in postcolonial America and Africa, and Asian Englishes in the Outer Circle, to Creole development in the UK and US, English as a Lingua Franca, and the teaching and testing of World Englishesdraws on a range of real texts, data and examples, including articles from the New York Times, Straits Times and The Economist, emails, texts and transcripts of speechprovides classic readings by some of the key names in the discipline including David Crystal, David Graddol, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Alastair Pennycook, and Henry Widdowson.The accompanying website can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415466127"--Publisher description.
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English language--Variation--English-speaking countries
English language--Variation--Commonwealth countries
English language--Variation--Foreign countries
English language--English-speaking countries
English language--Commonwealth countries
English language--Foreign countries
PE2751 / .J46 2009
427
World Englishes : a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins. - Second edition. - xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Routledge English language introductions . - Routledge English language introductions series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
"Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. World Englishes:is a comprehensive introduction to the subjectcovers the major historical and sociopolitical developments in world Englishes, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the present dayexplores current debates in world Englishes from English in postcolonial America and Africa, and Asian Englishes in the Outer Circle, to Creole development in the UK and US, English as a Lingua Franca, and the teaching and testing of World Englishesdraws on a range of real texts, data and examples, including articles from the New York Times, Straits Times and The Economist, emails, texts and transcripts of speechprovides classic readings by some of the key names in the discipline including David Crystal, David Graddol, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Alastair Pennycook, and Henry Widdowson.The accompanying website can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415466127"--Publisher description.
0415466113 9780415466110 0415466121 9780415466127
2008040871
English language--Variation--English-speaking countries
English language--Variation--Commonwealth countries
English language--Variation--Foreign countries
English language--English-speaking countries
English language--Commonwealth countries
English language--Foreign countries
PE2751 / .J46 2009
427