Interactions Across Englishes - Linguistic Choices in Local and International Contact Situations

This book takes an original look at what happens when speakers of different varieties of English interact with one another.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. From English as a lingua franca to interactions across Englishes; 3. Interactions across Englishes and contact phenomena; 4. The interactions-across-Englishes model; 5. Intranational interactions across Englishes in the outer circle; 6. Local choices in South Africa; 7. International interactions across Englishes - trends and developments; 8. Linguistic choices in global IaEs; 9. Conclusion and outlook.

About the author

Christiane Meierkord is Chair Professor of English Linguistics in the English Department at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.

Summary

The global spread of English has resulted in contact with an enormous variety of different languages worldwide, leading to the creation of many new varieties of English. This book takes an original look at what happens when speakers of these different varieties interact with one another.

Product details

• Authors: Christiane Meierkord
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.2015
• EAN: 9781107499287
• ISBN: 978-1-107-49928-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Studies in English Language; Studies in English Language
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Historical and comparative linguistics