"The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of articles on the cross-cultural and transnational linguistic convergence and change of the English language. Now in its second edition, this Handbook brings together multiple theoretical, contextual, and ideological perspectives…
Posthumanist world Englishes
by Wee, Lionel
fromCambridge elements. Elements in world Englishes
"A posthumanist approach problematizes the separateness and centrality of humans in understanding the world around us. Posthumanism does not deny the role of humans but questions the assumption that it is human activity and agency that should be given pride of place in any analy…
Standardized English : the history of the Earlier Circles / Daniel R. Davis -- Grammatical variation in the contemporary spoken English of England / David Britain -- Phonological innovation in contemporary spoken British English / Gerard Docherty -- The Englishes of Ireland : em…
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Varieties of modern English: an introduction
Diane Davies provides an introductory account of the subject of language, as well as a practical coursebook, with the inclusion of end of section exercises. There is a wide sampling of texts taken from different genres to illustrate varieties of English.
Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses which language will overtake its dominance as English-speaking nations are challenged by the rising wealth of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Major versus minor?: languages and literatures in a globalized world
by Goerlandt, Iannis, Sell, Roger D., D'Haen, Theo, Fédération Internationale des Langues et Littératures Modernes, International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures, Halden
fromFILLM Studies in languages and literatures
Major versus minor?: languages and literatures in a globalized world
by Goerlandt, Iannis, Sell, Roger D., D'Haen, Theo, Fédération Internationale des Langues et Littératures Modernes, International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures, Halden
fromFILLM Studies in languages and literatures