Research Developments in World Englishes

About the Author

Alexander Onysko is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria.

Product Description

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by the University of Klagenfurt, Austria.

Discussing key issues of current relevance and setting the tone for future research in world Englishes, this book provides new perspectives on the diverse realities of Englishes around the world. Written by an international team of established and renowned scholars, it is the inaugural volume in the new series Bloomsbury Advances in World Englishes, dedicated to advancing research in the field.

Chapters discuss important topics in contemporary world Englishes research, including de-colonial approaches, emerging varieties in post-protectorates and international uses as communicative events to highlight the globalizing aspect of English as a semiotic code. The book also expands on cultural conceptualizations to investigate the connections between Englishes and localized cultural knowledge and ongoing changes and attitudes towards local forms in multilingual settings. Closing with an examination of how world Englishes and the use of English as a lingua franca could influence the future teaching of Englishes, Research Developments in World Englishes presents a detailed picture of contemporary research approaches and points the way towards exciting future directions.

Review

"This first volume contributes a great deal to getting out of the impasse in which some authors argue the WE paradigm has been locked in recent years, between form and function on the one hand, and social and historical approaches on the other." - LINGUIST List

“This timely edited volume provides a much-needed critical reflection on the existing research paradigm and presents future directions in the study of world Englishes. A must-read for scholars who are committed to capturing the complexity of English(es) today at both individual and societal levels.” ―Aya Matsuda, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, USA

“The contributors, many of them distinguished members of the series' advisory board, put on the agenda fruitful debates of linguistic and wider societal relevance and showcase neglected as well as novel avenues of World Englishes research. This inaugural volume successfully whets the appetite for the future volumes in this series.” ―Bernd Kortmann, Professor of English Language and Linguistics, University of Freiburg, Germany