32.2249, Books: Posthumanist World Englishes: Wee

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Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:04:38
From: Dan Iredale [diredale at cambridge.org]
Subject: Posthumanist World Englishes: Wee

 


Title: Posthumanist World Englishes 
Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/sociolinguistics/posthumanist-world-englishes?format=PB 


Author: Lionel Wee

Paperback: ISBN:  9781108964906 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 20.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108964906 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 15.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108964906 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 17.51


Abstract:

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 analysis of social activity.
This carries important and interesting implications for the study of World
Englishes, some of which are explored in this Element. Sections 3 and 4,
respectively, explore posthumanism in relation to two specific topics in World
Englishes, creativity and language policy. These topics have been chosen
because they allow us to see the contributions that posthumanism can make to a
micro-level (creativity) as well as macro-level (language policy) topic.
 



1. Regimes of Truth in the Study of Language; 2. Posthumanism and the
Linguistic Assemblage; 3. Creativity and World Englishes; 4. Language Policy
and World Englishes; 5. Conclusion:Linguistics for the Ontologically Curious.
 


Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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