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Worlds of English
Worlds of English. ^A1115002
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English in the world today / Philip Seargeant -- A national language / Joan Beal -- A colonial language / Dick Leith and Philip Seargeant -- A global language / David Crystal -- English and Englishes / Jennifer Smith -- English and other languages / Kay McCormick -- Variation and change in English / Mariam Meyerhoff and Anna Strycharz. |
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English in the World : History, Diversity, Change -- 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 grammarians -- 3. 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 language -- 4.5. 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 variation -- 7.5. 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. |
| Abstract |
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 and change in English, and in the shifting styles of individual speakers. Throughout, the focus is on the international nature of English and its use alongside other languages in a diverse range of communities. Drawing on the latest research and The Open University's wide experience of writing accessible and innovative texts, this book: explains basic concepts and assumes no previous study of English or linguistics contains a range of source material and commissioned readings to supplement chapters includes contributions from leading experts in their fields including Joan Beal, Suresh Canagarajah, David Crystal, Jonathan Hope, Kay McCormick, Miriam Meyerhoff, Rajend Mesthrie, Robert Podesva and Jennifer Smith has a truly international scope, encompassing examples and case studies from the UK and North America, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Asia, and Africa is illustrated in full colour to bring the fascinating study of the English language alive includes a comprehensive index as well as useful appendices showing the historical timeline of English and a brief introduction to the description of linguistic features English in the World: History, Diversity, Change is essential reading for all students of English language studies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: English in the world. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012 9780415674201 |
| Genre/form | Lehrbuch. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780203124567 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0203124561 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781136445682 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1136445684 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415674201 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0415674204 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415674218 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0415674212 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 128345842X |
| ISBN | 9781283458429 |
| ISBN | 9781136445637 |
| ISBN | 1136445633 |
| ISBN | 9781136445675 |
| ISBN | 1136445676 |
| Standard identifier# |
9786613458421 |
| Stock number | 345842 MIL |
