by Kortmann, Bernd, Burridge, Kate, Mesthrie, Rajend, Schneider, Edgar W.
fromMouton Textbook
by Kortmann, Bernd, Burridge, Kate, Mesthrie, Rajend, Schneider, Edgar W.
fromMouton Textbook
The English divide -- Multilingual Europe. Myth or reality? -- A high-stakes movement -- Shakespeare in the crossfire -- Headwinds from the North -- Shadows of colonialism. The "new scramble" for Africa -- Adieu to French -- Redress and transformation -- Confronting the Raj -- D…
This book offers an accessible but stimulating overview of Global Englishes, raising awareness of all the crucial issues, and providing ample reader activities and discussion topics, as well as key readings
This volume compares the evolution and current status of two of the world's major languages, English and Spanish. Parallel chapters trace the emergence of Global English and Spanish and their current status, covering aspects such as language and dialect contact, language typolog…
"Focusing on three main areas: the global spread of English; Standard English; and language and sexism, this book offers a major reappraisal of the role of language in the social world. In debate with theoretical approaches which underplay language's social function, Holborrow s…
