World Englishes - Jennifer Jenkins

World Englishes

A Resource Book for Students
Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2009 | 2nd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-46612-7 (ISBN)
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Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.


World Englishes:




is a comprehensive introduction to the subject

covers the major historical and sociopolitical developments in world Englishes, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the present day

explores current debates in world Englishes from English in postcolonial America and Africa, and Asian Englishes in the Outer Circle, to Creole development in the UK and US, English as a Lingua Franca, and the teaching and testing of World Englishes

draws on a range of real texts, data and examples, including articles from the New York Times, Straits Times and The Economist, emails, texts and transcripts of speech

provides classic readings by some of the key names in the discipline including David Crystal, David Graddol, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Alastair Pennycook, and Henry Widdowson.


The accompanying website can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415466127

Jennifer Jenkins is Professor of English Language at the University of Southampton, UK.

Section A: Introduction: Key Topics in World Englishes 1. Colonialism and Postcolonialism 2. Pidgin and Creole Languages 3. English Today 4. Variation Across Nativised Englishes 5. Variation Across Mother Tongue Englishes 6. The Spread of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) 7. The Role of English in Asia and Europe 8. The Future of World Englishes Section B: Development: Implications and Issues 1. Colonialism and Postcolonialism 2. Pidgin and Creole Languages 3. English Today 4. Variation Across Nativised Englishes 5. Variation Across Mother Tongue Englishes 6. The Spread of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) 7. The Role of English in Asia and Europe 8. The Future of World Englishes Section C: Exploration: Current Debates in World Englishes 1. Colonialism and Postcolonialism 2. Pidgin and Creole Languages 3. English Today 4.Variation Across Nativised Englishes 5.Variation Across Mother Tongue Englishes 6. The Spread of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) 7. The Role of English in Asia and Europe 8. The Future of World Englishes Section D: Extension: Readings in World Englishes 1. Colonialism and Postcolonialism 2. Pidgin and Creole Languages 3. English Today 4. Variation Across Nativised Englishes 5. Variation Across Mother Tongue Englishes 6. The Spread of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) 7. The Role of English in Asia and Europe 8. The Future of World Englishes

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.3.2009
Reihe/Serie Routledge English Language Introductions
Zusatzinfo 9 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 499 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Schlagworte Englisch • Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-415-46612-1 / 0415466121
ISBN-13 978-0-415-46612-7 / 9780415466127
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