The fourth edition of World Englishes provides an engaging overview of the global variations in phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics of English as it is used worldwide. This book introduces the principles of linguistic variation and provides coverage on the roots of English, the spread of English, variations of English as a second language and trends for the future.
Thoroughly updated throughout in line with recent research, this new edition includes:
* Updated online support material including 43 audio examples of speakers of native (25) and of non-native (33) English reflecting the global variety of the language, available to download
* New sections on recent models of world Englishes and on vocabulary management dealing with inclusive language
* Improved and updated descriptions of foreign-language varieties, now including Arabic and Spanish English
* Additional exercises for the accompanying audio files and new reflective questions on line
Offering a thorough and detailed descriptive account of all the main varieties of English across the globe, World Englishes also provides a balanced discussion of political issues and the sociolinguistic background to variation in English spoken and written, face-to-face, on paper and online, in the twenty-first century. This book is essential reading for students approaching this topic for the first time.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"I have used the third edition of this book in my World Englishes class for years, and I look forward to using the fourth, which provides the latest updates on research and recent developments on the ground in varieties of English, including discussion and examples of even more varieties such as Spanish and Arabic English. Students appreciate the accessibility of the text: clear and comprehensible writing, a glossary, and numerous examples both in the text and in supplemental online recordings to exemplify their points. I appreciate the tools for teaching, including focus and review questions, and references for further reading which students use in their projects. We all appreciate the breadth of coverage, and the fourth edition is the most comprehensive World Englishes text out there. Shaw and Sundqvist cover every aspect of formal linguistics, providing the background necessary to use linguistic terms accurately, while also not neglecting history, geography, and sociolinguistics. The fourth edition of this textbook provides everything a student and instructor would want"
-Caroline Wiltshire, University of Florida
"A most welcome update of a well-established textbook: The 4th edition of World Englishes maintains the perfect balance between comprehensive coverage and accessibity that has made this introduction so popular and brings it up to date on the lastest developments in English as a Lingua Franca and variational pragmatics."
-Christian Mair, Universitaet Freiburg
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Undergraduate Core
Illustrationen
12 s/w Abbildungen, 12 s/w Zeichnungen, 7 s/w Tabellen
7 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 174 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-032-69348-4 (9781032693484)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The fourth edition of World Englishes provides an engaging overview of the global variations in phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics of English as it is used worldwide. This book introduces the principles of linguistic variation and provides coverage on the roots of English, the spread of English, variations of English as a second language and trends for the future.
Thoroughly updated throughout in line with recent research, this new edition includes:
* Updated online support material including 43 audio examples of speakers of native (25) and of non-native (33) English reflecting the global variety of the language, available to download
* New sections on recent models of world Englishes and on vocabulary management dealing with inclusive language
* Improved and updated descriptions of foreign-language varieties, now including Arabic and Spanish English
* Additional exercises for the accompanying audio files and new reflective questions on line
Offering a thorough and detailed descriptive account of all the main varieties of English across the globe, World Englishes also provides a balanced discussion of political issues and the sociolinguistic background to variation in English spoken and written, face-to-face, on paper and online, in the twenty-first century. This book is essential reading for students approaching this topic for the first time.
Autor*in
University of Stockholm, Sweden
University of Stockholm, Sweden
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
The IPA chart
Chapter 1 Roots of English
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Roots of English
Chapter 2 The spread of English
Chapter 3 Variation in English
3.1 Linguistic diversity and diffusion
3.2 Types of variation in form
3.3 Dimensions of classification
Chapter 4 L1-English majority
4.1 England
4.2 Wales/Cymru
4.3 Scotland
4.4 Ireland
4.5 The United States
4.6 Canada
4.7 Australia
4.8 New Zealand/Aotearoa
4.9 South Africa
4.10 The Caribbean
4.11 Some 'lesser-known' minor varieties
Chapter 5 L2 majority among English speakers
5.1 Social and political issues surrounding the use of English in L2-majority countries
5.2 Some common features of the 'New Englishes'
5.3 South Asia
5.4 Africa
5.5 South-east Asia
5.6 Others
Chapter 6 Lingua Franca and Similects: English for speaking to others
6.1 English outside the British-American imperial sphere
6.2 Domains for English
6.3 Formal features of English in lingua-franca situations
6.4 Formal features of some similects
6.5 How English might be affecting other languages
6.6 Implications for the choice of school variety
Chapter 7 The future of variation in English
7.1 Cross-currents in attitudes to English in the world
7.2 What's next?
Chapter 8
Wells' Lexical Sets
Glossary
References
Index
