The Handbook of World Englishes
2nd Edition
Published on 13. April 2025
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848 pages
978-1-119-14724-4 (ISBN)
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Cecil L. Nelson | Zoya G. Proshina | Daniel R. Davis
The Handbook of World Englishes
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The Handbook of World Englishes
E-Book
11/2019
2nd Edition
Wiley
€48.99
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Cecil L. Nelson | Zoya G. Proshina | Daniel R. Davis
The Handbook of World Englishes
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11/2019
2nd Edition
Wiley
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Cecil L. Nelson is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, Indiana State University, USA. He was President of the International Association for World Englishes from 2015 to 2017. He is author of Intelligibility in World Englishes: Theory and Application (2011) and co-author (with Yamuna Kachru) of World Englishes in Asian Contexts (2006). He was co-editor (with Braj B. Kachru and Yamuna Kachru) of The Handbook of World Englishes (Wiley Blackwell, 2006).
Zoya G. Proshina is Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages Teaching Theory at M. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. She was President of the International Association for World Englishes from 2011 to 2012. She has authored and edited a number of books, including Russian English: History, Functions, and Features (with Anna Eddy, 2016).
Daniel R. Davis is Professor of Linguistics, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA. He was Executive Director of the International Association for World Englishes from 2011 to 2018. He has published papers on world Englishes, American English, and the history of the English language. He is co-editor (with Kingsley Bolton) of the journal World Englishes.
Zoya G. Proshina is Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages Teaching Theory at M. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. She was President of the International Association for World Englishes from 2011 to 2012. She has authored and edited a number of books, including Russian English: History, Functions, and Features (with Anna Eddy, 2016).
Daniel R. Davis is Professor of Linguistics, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA. He was Executive Director of the International Association for World Englishes from 2011 to 2018. He has published papers on world Englishes, American English, and the history of the English language. He is co-editor (with Kingsley Bolton) of the journal World Englishes.
Content
Lists of Figures and Tables
List of Contributors
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction: The World of World Englishes
Braj B. Kachru, Yamuna Kachru, Cecil L. Nelson, Zoya G. Proshina, and Daniel R. Davis
Part 1 The Historical Context
First Diaspora
1 Beginnings
Robert D. King
2 English in Scotland
Fiona Douglas
Second Diaspora
3 English in the United States
Edgar W. Schneider
4 English in Canada
Stefan Dollinger
5 English in Australia and New Zealand
Scott F. Kiesling
6 Caribbean Englishes
Michael Aceto
Third Diaspora
7 South Asian Englishes
Ravinder Gargesh
8 English in Southeast Asia
Ee Ling Low
9 South African Englishes: Forms and Functions
Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
10 African Englishes and Creative Writing
Eyamba G. Bokamba
Fourth Diaspora
11 South American Englishes and English in South America
Patricia Friedrich
12 Euro-Englishes
Suzanne K. Hilgendorf
13 Russian Englishes
Zoya G. Proshina
14 East Asian Englishes
Nobuyuki Honna
15 English in the People's Republic of China
Wei Zhang, Kingsley Bolton, and Werner Botha
Part II Variational Contexts
16 Contact Linguistics and World Englishes
Rajend Mesthrie
17 Pidgins and Creoles
Salikoko S. Mufwene
18 African American English
Walt Wolfram
Part III Acculturation
19 Written Language, Standard Language, Global Language
M.A.K. Halliday
20 Speaking and Writing in World Englishes
Yamuna Kachru
21 Genres and Styles in World Englishes
Vijay K. Bhatia
Part IV Crossing Borders
22 Literary Creativity in World Englishes
Edwin Thumboo
23 Bilingual Language Play and World Englishes
Alexand
List of Contributors
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction: The World of World Englishes
Braj B. Kachru, Yamuna Kachru, Cecil L. Nelson, Zoya G. Proshina, and Daniel R. Davis
Part 1 The Historical Context
First Diaspora
1 Beginnings
Robert D. King
2 English in Scotland
Fiona Douglas
Second Diaspora
3 English in the United States
Edgar W. Schneider
4 English in Canada
Stefan Dollinger
5 English in Australia and New Zealand
Scott F. Kiesling
6 Caribbean Englishes
Michael Aceto
Third Diaspora
7 South Asian Englishes
Ravinder Gargesh
8 English in Southeast Asia
Ee Ling Low
9 South African Englishes: Forms and Functions
Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
10 African Englishes and Creative Writing
Eyamba G. Bokamba
Fourth Diaspora
11 South American Englishes and English in South America
Patricia Friedrich
12 Euro-Englishes
Suzanne K. Hilgendorf
13 Russian Englishes
Zoya G. Proshina
14 East Asian Englishes
Nobuyuki Honna
15 English in the People's Republic of China
Wei Zhang, Kingsley Bolton, and Werner Botha
Part II Variational Contexts
16 Contact Linguistics and World Englishes
Rajend Mesthrie
17 Pidgins and Creoles
Salikoko S. Mufwene
18 African American English
Walt Wolfram
Part III Acculturation
19 Written Language, Standard Language, Global Language
M.A.K. Halliday
20 Speaking and Writing in World Englishes
Yamuna Kachru
21 Genres and Styles in World Englishes
Vijay K. Bhatia
Part IV Crossing Borders
22 Literary Creativity in World Englishes
Edwin Thumboo
23 Bilingual Language Play and World Englishes
Alexand