32.2102, Books: World Englishes at the Grassroots: Meierkord, Schneider (eds.)

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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:39:31
From: Anna Glazier [Anna.Glazier at eup.ed.ac.uk]
Subject: World Englishes at the Grassroots: Meierkord, Schneider (eds.)

 


Title: World Englishes at the Grassroots 
Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
	   www.edinburghuniversitypress.com
	

Book URL: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-world-englishes-at-the-grassroots.html 


Editor: Christiane Meierkord
Editor: Edgar W. Schneider

Electronic: ISBN:  9781474467582 Pages: 290 Price: U.K. £ 85
Electronic: ISBN:  9781474467575 Pages: 290 Price: U.K. £ 85
Hardback: ISBN:  9781474467551 Pages: 290 Price: U.K. £ 85


Abstract:

Explores the growth of Englishes in a range of multilingual contexts

* Cutting edge case studies draw on spoken data from Uganda, Zanzibar, South
Africa, Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy and the UK

* Focuses on the speakers and the uses of English at the grassroots

* Examines ethical aspects of pursuing research involving vulnerable
communities

* Includes an introduction by Christiane Meierkord and Edgar W. Schneider
which defines and delineates the topic, contextualizes it in existing research
and theory and discusses its sociolinguistic implications

English as a second and foreign language is increasingly used at the
grassroots level, by individuals coming from disadvantaged backgrounds with
often little or no access to formal education, in business and in contexts
outside of international organisations, education and academia. Bringing
together an international range of contributors, this book explores
face-to-face uses of English in a range of grassroots multilingual contexts.

Divided into three parts, the book explores the spread of English in former
areas of British domination including Africa and the East, in trade and work
migration, and in forced migration by refugees. The chapters present cutting
edge case studies which draw on spoken data from Uganda, South Africa,
Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy and the UK. In doing so the book
presents an empirical basis for the further study and modelling of world
Englishes. It examines the scope for integrating Englishes at the grassroots
into existing models of English and explores relations between notions of
hybrid languages, translanguaging, polylanguaging and world Englishes.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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