Global Englishes : a resource book for students

Author(s)

• Jenkins, Jennifer

Bibliographic Information

Global Englishes : a resource book for students

Jennifer Jenkins

（Routledge English language introductions）

Routledge, 2015

3rd ed

• : pbk
• : hbk

Other Title

World Englishes : a resource book for students

Note

Previously published as: World Englishes : a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins. 2nd ed., 2009

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-271) and index

Description and Table of Contents

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.

Table of 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)

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Details

• NCID: BB16523858
• ISBN:
  • 9780415638449
  • 9780415638432
• LCCN: 2014004947
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Abingdon
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 280 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE2751
  • DC23 : 427
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries
  • LCSH : English language -- Variation -- Commonwealth countries
  • LCSH : English language -- Variation -- Foreign countries
  • LCSH : English language -- English-speaking countries
  • LCSH : English language -- Commonwealth countries
  • LCSH : English language -- Foreign countries
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA56107512