The Handbook of World Englishes
Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
2. Edition December 2019
848 Pages, Hardcover
Handbook/Reference Book
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The definitive reference work on World Englishes--fully revised, expanded, and updated
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.
* Examines both traditional and contemporary perspectives on World Englishes
* Written by international authors, experts in their respective fields
* Emphasizes the historical development of the English language through a series of diasporas
* Highlights research into a wide range of sociolinguistic contexts and processes including code switching, newly established WE varieties, and new data on Chinese and Russian Englishes
* Explores future directions in WE research, development, and application
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.
List of Contributors xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xxi
Preface to the First Edition xxiii
Introduction: The World of World Englishes xxvi
Cecil L. Nelson, Zoya G. Proshina, and Daniel R. Davis
Part I The Historical Context 1
First Diaspora 3
1 Beginnings 5
Robert D. King
2 English in Scotland 17
Fiona Douglas
Second Diaspora 35
3 English in the United States 37
Edgar W. Schneider
4 English in Canada 52
Stefan Dollinger
5 English in Australia and New Zealand 70
Scott F. Kiesling
6 Caribbean Englishes 87
Michael Aceto
Third Diaspora 105
7 South Asian Englishes 107
Ravinder Gargesh
8 English in Southeast Asia 135
Ee Ling Low
9 Southern African Englishes: Form and Functions 159
Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu
10 African Englishes and Creative Writing 173
Eyamba G. Bokamba
Fourth Diaspora 199
11 South American Englishes and Englishes in South America 201
Patricia Friedrich
12 Euro-Englishes 215
Suzanne K. Hilgendorf
13 Russian Englishes 232
Zoya G. Proshina
14 East Asian Englishes 248
Nobuyuki Honna
15 English in the People's Republic of China 266
Wei Zhang, Kingsley Bolton, and Werner Botha
Part II Variational Contexts 281
16 Contact Linguistics and World Englishes 283
Rajend Mesthrie
17 Pidgins and Creoles 299
Salikoko S. Mufwene
18 African-American English 314
Walt Wolfram
Part III Acculturation 331
19 Written Language, Standard Language, Global Language 333
M. A. K. Halliday
20 Speaking and Writing in World Englishes 349
Yamuna Kachru
21 Genres and Styles in World Englishes 368
Vijay K. Bhatia
Part IV Crossing Borders 383
22 The Literary Dimension of World Englishes 385
Edwin Thumboo
23 Bilingual Language Play and World Englishes 407
Alexandra A. Rivlina
24 World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility 430
Larry E. Smith and Cecil L. Nelson
25 World Englishes and Culture Wars 447
Braj B. Kachru
Part V Grammar Wars and Standards 473
26 Grammar Wars: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century England 475
Linda C. Mitchell
27 Grammar Wars: The United States 495
John Algeo
28 World Englishes and Descriptive Grammars 507
Daniel R. Davis
29 World Englishes and Corpora Studies 523
Gerald Nelson
Part VI Ideology, Identity, and Constructs 539
30 Colonial/Postcolonial Critique: The Challenge from World Englishes 541
Pradeep A. Dhillon
31 Postcolonial Theory and World Englishes: Toward a Dialogue 557
Wimal Dissanayake
32 Creative Acts of Gender in World Englishes 578
Tamara M. Valentine
Part VII World Englishes and Globalization 595
33 World Englishes in the Media 597
Elizabeth Martin
34 World Englishes and Global Advertising 616
Tej K. Bhatia
35 World Englishes and Global Commerce 635
Stanley Van Horn
Part VIII World Englishes and Applied Theory 657
36 A Recurring Decimal: English in Language Policy and Planning 659
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37 World Englishes and Communicative Competence 674
Margie Berns
38 World Englishes and Pedagogy 686
Aya Matsuda
39 World Englishes and International Standardized English Proficiency Tests 703
James Dean Brown
40 World Englishes and Lexicography 725
Fredric T. Dolezal
Part IX Outlook for the Future 741
41 World Englishes: Current Debates and Future Directions 743
Kingsley Bolton
42 The Karmic Cycle of World Englishes: Some Futuristic Constructs 761
Yamuna Kachru and Larry E. Smith
Index 780
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.
