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Informationen zum Autor Edgar W. Schneider is Professor and Chair of English Linguistics in the Department of English and American Studies, University of Regensburg. Klappentext 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 characteristics of this process, it applies them in detail to English in sixteen different countries across all continents. Of key interest to sociolinguists, dialectologists, historical linguists and syntacticians alike, this book provides a fascinating new picture of the growth and evolution of English around the globe. Zusammenfassung The global spread of English has resulted in a diverse range of postcolonial varieties in many countries around the world. Postcolonial English provides a clear and original account of the historical! social and ecological evolution of these varieties! and reveals a unifying process that has motivated their spread and diversification. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Charting the territory: postcolonial English as a field of linguistic investigation; 3. The evolution of postcolonial English: the dynamic model; 4. Linguistic aspects of nativization; 5. Countries along the cycle: case studies; 6. The cycle in hindsight: the emergence of American English; 7. Conclusion.
