Handbook of world Englishes / edited by Cecil L. Nelson, Zoya G. Proshina, and Daniel R. Davis
Contributor(s): Davis, Daniel R [editor] | Kachru, Braj B [editor] | Kachru, Yamuna [editor] | Nelson, Cecil L [editor] | Proshina, Z. G. (Zoi͡a Grigorʹevna) [editor]
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TextLanguage: İngilizce Series: Blackwell handbooks in linguisticsPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2020Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxx, 816 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 1119147263; 111914728X; 9781119147268; 1119147271; 9781119147275; 9781119147282Subject(s): English language -- Variation -- Foreign countries | English language -- Foreign countries | English language -- Foreign countries -- Societal aspects | Intercultural communication
Genre/Form: Electronic books LOC classification: PE2751 | .H36 2020Online resources: Wiley Online Library Connect to resource Summary: 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
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"Editors of the first edition: Braj B. Kachru, Yamuna Kachru and Cecil L. Nelson."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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