Postcolonial English Varieties Around the World

Name: Postcolonial English Varieties Around the World
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ISBN: 9780521539012

ISBN-10: 0521539013

ISBN-13: 9780521539012

Edition: 2007

Authors: Edgar W. Schneider

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The global spread of English has resulted in the emergence of a diverse range of postcolonial varieties around the world. Postcolonial English provides a clear and original account of the evolution of these varieties, exploring the historical, social and ecological factors that have shaped all levels of their structure. It argues that while these Englishes have developed new and unique properties which differ greatly from one location to another, their spread and diversification can in fact be explained by a single underlying process, which builds upon the constant relationships and communication needs of the colonizers, the colonized, and other parties. Outlining the stages and…

Book details

List price: $64.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



List of maps, figures, and tables


Series editor's foreword


Preface and acknowledgments


List of abbreviations



Introduction



Charting the territory: Postcolonial Englishes as a field of linguistic investigation



Ancestry



Approaches



Alternative perspectives and issues



The evolution of Postcolonial Englishes: the Dynamic Model



Transforming selves in migration: theoretical background



The Dynamic Model of the evolution of Postcolonial Englishes



Variations on the basic pattern



Wider applicability



Linguistic aspects of nativization



Structural nativization: characteristic features



Tracing structural nativization: methodological and conceptual issues



The road to nativization: linguistic processes



Countries along the cycle: case studies



Fiji



Australia



New Zealand



Hong Kong



The Philippines



Malaysia



Singapore



India



South Africa



Kenya



Tanzania



Nigeria



Cameroon



Barbados



Jamaica



Canada



The cycle in hindsight: the emergence of American English



"Assembled in America from various quarters": Phase 1 (ca. 1587-1670)



"English with great classical purity": Phase 2 (ca. 1670-1773)



"That torrent of barbarous phraseology": Phase 3 (ca. 1773-1828/1848)



"Our honor requires us to have a system of our own": Phase 4 (1828/1848-1898)



"We know just who we are by our language": Phase 5(1898-)



Summary and outlook



Conclusion


Notes


References


Index of authors


Index of subjects