31.2762, Books: English around the World (Second edition): Schneider

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Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020 22:32:19
From: Rachel Tonkin [rtonkin at cambridge.org]
Subject: English around the World (Second edition): Schneider

 


Title: English around the World (Second edition) 
Series Title: Cambridge Introductions to the English Language  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/sociolinguistics/english-around-world-introduction-2nd-edition?format=PB 


Author: Edgar W. Schneider

Hardback: ISBN:  9781108425377 Pages: 306 Price: U.S. $ 99.99
Hardback: ISBN:  9781108425377 Pages: 306 Price: U.K. £ 74.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108442268 Pages: 306 Price: U.S. $ 32.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108442268 Pages: 306 Price: U.K. £ 24.99


Abstract:

The global spread of English has had widespread linguistic, social, and
cultural implications, affecting the lives of millions of people around the
world. This textbook provides a lively and accessible introduction to world
Englishes, describing varieties used in regions as diverse as America, the
Caribbean, Australia, Africa, and Asia, and setting them within their
historical and social contexts. Students are guided through the material with
chapter summaries, discussion questions and exercises, and a comprehensive
glossary, helping them to understand different varieties of English. The
second edition is substantially updated, including new sections on English as
a Lingua Franca, blurring boundaries, and research methods and resources. The
book is accompanied by a useful website, containing textual and audio examples
of the varieties introduced in the text. Providing essential knowledge and
skills for those embarking on the study of world Englishes, this is a timely
update of the leading introduction to the subject.

Written for a basic fifteen-week course module, and features lots of
pedagogical features (discussion questions, key terms, glossary, further
reading, etc) 

Draws on the hands-on experience of the author, who has travelled extensively
to the places discussed in this book and observed their language and culture 

Students are shown how theory can be applied to real-life situations 
The audio examples on the web site are clearly explained and interpreted in
the book, showing the student which diagnostic features to pay attention to

1. Introduction
2. Basic notions
3. Historical background
4. Language crossing an ocean: old world and new world
5. Settlers and locals: Southern Hemisphere Englishes, transported and newly
born
6. Missionaries, merchants, and more: English is useful, English is ours
7. Language development: a general perspective
8. Issues and attitudes
9. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Phonetic characters
Appendix 2. A list of guiding questions on English in any specific region
Appendix 3. How to research world Englishes: sources and methodology.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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