The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes

by Andy Kirkpatrick

• ISBN13: 9780203849323
• ISBN10: 0203849329
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-06-17
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of world Englishes drawing on the expertise of leading authors within the field.The handbook is structured in nine sections covering historical perspectives, core issues and topics and new debates which together provide a thorough overview of the field taking into account the new directions in which the discipline is heading.Among the key themes covered are the development of English as a lingua franca among speakers for whom English is a common but not first language, the parallel development of English as a medium of instruction in educational institutions throughout the world and the role of English as the international language of scholarship and scholarly publishing, as well as the development of 'computer-mediated' Englishes, including 'cyberprose'. The handbook also includes a substantial introduction and conclusion from the editor.The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes is the ideal resource for postgraduate students of applied linguistics as well as those in related degrees such as applied English language and TESOL/TEFL.Selected Contents: Section 1 Historical Context Section 2 Variational Contexts Section 3 Acculturation Section 4 Crossing Borders Section 5 Grammar Wars vs Standard Section 6 Ideology, Identity Section 7 World Englishes and Globalization Section 8 World Englishes and Applied Theory Section 9 Resources on World Englishes.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Historical Perspectives and 'traditional' englishes

Standardized English: The History of the Earlier Circles

Grammatical variation in the contemporary spoken English of England

Phonological Innovation in Contemporary Spoken English

The Englishes of Ireland: Emergence and Transportation

The Development of Standard American English

The Englishes of Canada

English in Australia

The Englishes of New Zealand: migrant and Maori

Regional Varieties

The development of the English language in India

Sri Lankan Englishes

East and West African Englishes: Differences and Commonalities

The Development of English in Botswana: Language Policy and Education

Singaporean and Malaysian Englishes: differences and similarities

Periphery ELT: The Policy and Practice of English Teaching in the Philippines

East Asian Englishes: Japan and Korea

Chinese Englishes: a future power?

Slavic Englishes: education or culture?

West Indian Englishes: An Introduction to literature written in selected varieties

English and English teaching in Colombia: tensions and possibilities in the expanding circle

Emerging Trends and Themes

Lingua Franca English - the European Context

Developmental patterns of English: similar or different?

Variation Across Englishes: Phonology

Variation across Englishes: Syntax

Mixed codes and /or varieties of English?

Semantics and pragmatic conceptualisations within an emerging variety: Persian English

Contemporary Contexts, Functions and Variables

'In Defence of Foreigness'

'Writing in Englishes'

On-line Englishes

The Englishes of Business

Englishes in Advertising

The Englishes of Popular Cultures

Thank you for calling': Asian Englishes and 'native-like' performance in Asian call centres

Debates and Pedagogical Implications

Which norms in everyday practice - and why?

Construing meaning in World Englishes

Which Test of Which English and Why?

When does an unconventional form become an innovation?

Academic Englishes: a standardised knowledge?

Which Language: When and Why?

The Future

The Future of Englishes: one, many or none?

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