Description
The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of articles on the cross-cultural and transnational linguistic convergence and change of the English language. Now in its second edition, this Handbook brings together multiple theoretical, contextual, and ideological perspectives, and offers new interpretations of the changing identities of world Englishes (WE) speakers and examines the current state of the English language across the world. Thematically integrated contributions from leading scholars and researchers explore the expansion, modification, and adaptation of English in various settings and discuss the role of English in local, regional, and global contexts.
This highly regarded text has been fully updated throughout the new edition to reflect the current conditions, contexts, and functions of major varieties of English across the world. Significant revisions to topics—such as an overview of the varieties of modern world Englishes and the First Diaspora in Wales and Ireland—reflect expanded scholarship in the field and new directions of research. Each chapter from the first edition has been updated in content and citations, while 11 new chapters cover subjects including world Englishes testing and Postcolonial theory, as well as world Englishes in South America, Russia, Africa, China, Southeast Asia, the United States, and Canada.
The Handbook of World Englishes is an essential resource for academics, researchers, practitioners, and advanced students in fields including applied linguistics, language teaching, the history of the English language, world literatures, and related social and language sciences.
Table of Contents
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
Alexandra A. Rivlina
24 World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility
Larry E. Smith and Cecil L. Nelson
25 World Englishes and Culture Wars
Braj B. Kachru
Part V Grammar wars and standards
26 Grammar Wars: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century England
Linda C. Mitchell
27 Grammar Wars: The United States
John Algeo
28 World Englishes and Descriptive Grammars
Daniel R. Davis
29 World Englishes and Corpora Studies
Gerald Nelson
Part VI Ideology, Identity, and Constructs
30 Colonial/Postcolonial Critique: The Challenge from World Englishes
Pradeep A. Dhillon
31 Postcolonial Theory and World Englishes: Toward a Dialogue
Wimal Dissanayake
32 Creative Acts of Gender in World Englishes
Tamara M. Valentine
Part VII World Englishes and Globalization
33 World Englishes in the Media
Elizabeth A. Martin
34 World Englishes in Global Advertising
Tej K. Bhatia
35 World Englishes and Global Commerce
Stanley Yunick Van Horn
Part VIII World Englishes and Applied Theory
36 A Recurring Decimal: English in Language Policy and Planning
Ayọ Bamgboṣe
37 World Englishes and Communicative Competence
Margie Berns
38 World Englishes and Pedagogy
Aya Matsuda
39 World Englishes and International Standardized English Proficiency Tests
James Dean Brown
40 World Englishes and Lexicography
Fredric Dolezal
Part IX Outlook for the Future
41 World Englishes: Current Debates and Future Directions
Kingsley Bolton
42 The Karmic Cycle of World Englishes: Some Futuristic Constructs
Yamuna Kachru and Larry E. Smith
