The Relocation of English Shifting Paradigms in a Global Era

by Saraceni, Mario

• ISBN13: 9780230206656
• ISBN10: 0230206654
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

In this book, Mario Saraceni argues for the need to redefine the manner in which we study English and the forces that are contributing to its constant evolution. Breaking away from existing academic paradigms, he seeks instead to understand how new rules and new practices are burgeoning around the world.

Author Biography

MARIO SARANCENI is Senior Lecturer at the School of Languages and Area Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
Preface	p. xi
English in the World	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Changing the conceptualisation of English	p. 2
A paradigm shift	p. 4
The location of this book	p. 6
The categorisations of English	p. 8
Measuring English	p. 10
The 'ownership of English' discourse	p. 11
The syntax of agency	p. 12
Academic discourse and public discourse	p. 15
Expert vs layman	p. 17
A matter of perspective	p. 18
A linguistic view of language ownership	p. 20
The location of English	p. 20
Language and Nation Building	p. 22
Introduction	p. 22
Noah Webster and American English	p. 23
Language and nation building in nineteenth-century Europe	p. 25
Linguists and codification	p. 26
Language and imagined communities	p. 27
World Englishes	p. 30
Introduction	p. 30
The beginning of a revolution	p. 30
Debating English	p. 32
The anti-imperialism of world Englishes	p. 42
The location and relocation of English in postcolonial literature	p. 44
The ideological locus of world Englishes	p. 51
The Contradiction of Plurality	p. 54
Introduction	p. 54
The semiotics of world Englishes	p. 55
The verbal signs	p. 56
The visual signs	p. 61
The nomenclature of world Englishes	p. 69
Equality in difference?	p. 74
A club of equals or an exclusive club?	p. 79
Conclusion	p. 81
English as a Lingua Franca	p. 82
Introduction	p. 82
Tracing the steps of ELF	p. 83
Reshaping the conceptual gap	p. 85
What is ELF?	p. 87
A shift of focus in ELF research	p. 92
Error or difference?	p. 95
ELF speakers as a special category	p. 97
Conclusion	p. 98
The Location of English in Malaysia	p. 100
Introduction	p. 100
Malaysia's sociolinguistic landscape	p. 103
English in the Malaysian sociolinguistic landscape	p. 104
Uncertainties and anxieties about English	p. 107
The ideological conundrum	p. 110
Reaffirming the English-England connection	p. 112
Bahasa rojak and the myth of pure English	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 126
The Relocation of English	p. 131
Introduction	p. 131
Focus on form	p. 132
Dislodging linguistics	p. 134
The relocation of English: A concrete example	p. 138
The relocation of English: The SCIP model	p. 142
References	p. 144
Index	p. 154
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