Full Description
Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.
Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries, and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration, and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.
Global Englishes, Third Edition, previously published as World Englishes, has been comprehensively revised and updated and provides an introduction to the subject that is both accessible and comprehensive.
Key features of this best-selling textbook include:
coverage of the major historical, linguistic, and sociopolitical developments in the English language from the start of the seventeenth century to the present day
exploration of the current debates in global Englishes, relating to its uses as mother tongue in the US, UK, Antipodes, and post-colonial language in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and lingua franca across the rest of the globe, with a new and particularly strong emphasis on China
a range of texts, data and examples draw from emails, tweets and newspapers such as The New York Times, China Daily and The Straits Times
readings from key scholars including Alastair Pennycook, Henry G. Widdowson and Lesley Milroy
activities that engage the reader by inviting them to draw on their own experience and consider their orientation to the particular topic in hand.
Global Englishes, Third Edition provides a dynamic and engaging introduction to this fascinating topic and is essential reading for all students studying global Englishes, English as a lingua franca, and the spread of English in the world today.
Contents
A Introduction: key topics in Global Englishes
The historical, social, and political context
Who speaks English today?
Standard language ideology in the Anglophone world
Variation across post-colonial Englishes
Pidgin and creole languages
English as an international lingua franca
English in Asia and Europe
The future of Global Englishes
B Development: implications and issues
The legacy of colonialism
The English Today debate
Standards across Anglophone space
'Legitimate' and 'illegitimate' offspring of English
Characteristics of pidgin and creole languages
The nature of ELF communication
En route to new standard Englishes
Possible future scenarios
C Exploration: current debates in global Englishes
Postcolonial Africa and North America
Teaching and testing global Englishes
Standards across channels
'Sub'-varieties of English: the example of Singlish
Creole developments in the UK and US
ELF and education
Asian Englishes: focus on India, Hong Kong and China
Language killer or language promoter?
D Extension: readings in Global Englishes
The discourses of postcolonialism (Alastair Pennycook)
Who owns English today? (Henry G. Widdowson)
Is language (still) power in the Inner Circle? (Lesley Milroy, Alfred Lee and Dennis Bloodworth)
From language to literature (Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong'o)
The status of pidgin languages in education (Samuel Atechi)
The challenge of testing ELF (Jennifer Jenkins and Constant Leung)
Attitudes to non-native Englishes in China and mainland Europe (Ying Wang, Ulrich Ammon)
Looking ahead (Alastair Pennycook)
