World English: A Study of its Development
Author:   Janina Brutt-Griffler
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Volume:   v. 34
ISBN:  

9781853595776


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   14 March 2002
Format:   Paperback
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World English: A Study of its Development


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This text traces the history of English language spread from the 18th to the beginning of the 21st century, combining that with a study of its langauge change. It links linguistic and sociolinguistic variables that have conditioned the evolution and change of English, putting forward a new framework of language spread and change.

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Author:   Janina Brutt-Griffler
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Volume:   v. 34
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9781853595776


ISBN 10:   1853595772
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   14 March 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Glossary/Preface 1. Images of English: Writing English as an International Language 2. The Representation of the Social Science: methodology in Linguistics 3. Ideological and Economic Crosscurrents of Empire 4. The Contested Terrain of Colonial Language Policy 5. Access Denied: Containing the Spread of English 6. The Becoming of a World Language 7. Macroacquisition: Bilingual Speech Communities and Language Change 8. The Macroacquisition of English: new Representation in the Language 9. (The) World (of) English: Englishes in Convergence 10. Decentering English Applied Linguistics

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Janina Brutt-Griffler, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Alabama. Her research areas include world English, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition and second language writing. Her work has appeared in major English studies journals.

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