Global englishes :
Jenkins, Jennifer. 1950-
Global englishes : a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins. - 3rd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2015. - xvi, 280 p. : illus. ; 26 cm. - Routledge English language Introductions. .
Previously published as: World Englishes: a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins, 2nd ed., 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) and index.
A Introduction: key topics in Global Englishes * The historical, social, and political context * Who speaks English today? * Standard language ideology in the Anglophone world * Variation across post-colonial Englishes * Pidgin and creole languages * English as an international lingua franca * English in Asia and Europe * The future of Global Englishes B Development: implications and issues * The legacy of colonialism * The English Today debate * Standards across Anglophone space *'Legitimate' and 'illegitimate' offspring of English * Characteristics of pidgin and creole languages * The nature of ELF communication * En route to new standard Englishes * Possible future scenarios C Exploration: current debates in global Englishes * Postcolonial Africa and North America * Teaching and testing global Englishes * Standards across channels *'Sub'-varieties of English: the example of Singlish * Creole developments in the UK and US * ELF and education * Asian Englishes: focus on India, Hong Kong and China * Language killer or language promoter? D Extension: readings in Global Englishes * The discourses of postcolonialism (Alastair Pennycook) * Who owns English today? (Henry G. Widdowson) * Is language (still) power in the Inner Circle? (Lesley Milroy, Alfred Lee and Dennis Bloodworth) * From language to literature (Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong'o) * The status of pidgin languages in education (Samuel Atechi) * The challenge of testing ELF (Jennifer Jenkins and Constant Leung) * Attitudes to non-native Englishes in China and mainland Europe (Ying Wang, Ulrich Ammon) * Looking ahead (Alastair Pennycook) TOC
Previously published as: World Englishes: a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins, 2nd ed., 2009.
9780415638432 (hbk) 0415638437 9780415638449 (pbk)
2014004947
English language--Variation--English-speaking countries.
English language--Variation--Commonwealth countries.
English language--Variation--Foreign countries.
English language--English-speaking countries.
English language--Commonwealth countries.
English language--Foreign countries.
PE2751 / .J46 2015
427 / JEG 2015
Global englishes : a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins. - 3rd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2015. - xvi, 280 p. : illus. ; 26 cm. - Routledge English language Introductions. .
Previously published as: World Englishes: a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins, 2nd ed., 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) and index.
A Introduction: key topics in Global Englishes * The historical, social, and political context * Who speaks English today? * Standard language ideology in the Anglophone world * Variation across post-colonial Englishes * Pidgin and creole languages * English as an international lingua franca * English in Asia and Europe * The future of Global Englishes B Development: implications and issues * The legacy of colonialism * The English Today debate * Standards across Anglophone space *'Legitimate' and 'illegitimate' offspring of English * Characteristics of pidgin and creole languages * The nature of ELF communication * En route to new standard Englishes * Possible future scenarios C Exploration: current debates in global Englishes * Postcolonial Africa and North America * Teaching and testing global Englishes * Standards across channels *'Sub'-varieties of English: the example of Singlish * Creole developments in the UK and US * ELF and education * Asian Englishes: focus on India, Hong Kong and China * Language killer or language promoter? D Extension: readings in Global Englishes * The discourses of postcolonialism (Alastair Pennycook) * Who owns English today? (Henry G. Widdowson) * Is language (still) power in the Inner Circle? (Lesley Milroy, Alfred Lee and Dennis Bloodworth) * From language to literature (Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong'o) * The status of pidgin languages in education (Samuel Atechi) * The challenge of testing ELF (Jennifer Jenkins and Constant Leung) * Attitudes to non-native Englishes in China and mainland Europe (Ying Wang, Ulrich Ammon) * Looking ahead (Alastair Pennycook) TOC
Previously published as: World Englishes: a resource book for students / Jennifer Jenkins, 2nd ed., 2009.
9780415638432 (hbk) 0415638437 9780415638449 (pbk)
2014004947
English language--Variation--English-speaking countries.
English language--Variation--Commonwealth countries.
English language--Variation--Foreign countries.
English language--English-speaking countries.
English language--Commonwealth countries.
English language--Foreign countries.
PE2751 / .J46 2015
427 / JEG 2015