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This article takes a macro look at the canon of scholarship in the World Englishes and English as an international language paradigms, which fundamentally derive from the work of Kachru and Smith, and then considers the more recent emergence of research published under the rubric of 'Global Englishes' by way of the English as a lingua franca paradigm by Jenkins and scholars she has developed. We provide a theoretical assessment of the various paradigms which operate under the World Englishes umbrella, and demonstrate the contexts and forces which have helped to bring about the expansion and nuanced differences among these constructs. Terminology in any field is very important, and we also weigh the projected usage of these terms in coming years.
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The current study constitutes a comprehensive review of the field of World Englishes. In addition to delineating the evolving linguistic landscape, it undertakes an examination of international English models, with a particular focus on their pedagogical applications and implications. Furthermore, it delves into the characterization of Pakistani English within the framework of these models. Kachru's 1984 conception of World Englishes, which underscores the diverse sociolinguistic contexts in which English is utilized, challenges the longstanding assumption of a singular, standardized English. The review critically surveys a wide spectrum of theories that elucidate the global utilization of English in its multifaceted forms. The review encompasses various theoretical frameworks, commencing with Strevens' World Map of English and extending to Haswell's Global Model of English. Through a meticulous analysis, it dissects their conceptual foundations, intellectual lineage, and practical significance. Furthermore, the review examines the intricate sociolinguistic processes that shape the Beyond the Standard: Exploring Models and Dynamics of World Englishes.. . LinFo www.linguisticforum.com 57 Linguistic Forum 5(1), 2023 emergence and evolution of World Englishes. Ultimately, the review posits the idea that the era of a single, monolithic standard of English has given way to the development of regional standards. Consequently, it underscores the imperative for policymakers to take cognizance of these findings and tailor English Language Teaching curricula to reflect the distinctive features of local English varieties.
Review of World Englishes: A Critical Analysis
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Main themes and issues covered by this book A summary of distinctive features in the book with comments Looking beyond the established criticism of measuring intelligibility and acceptability of Outer Circle (OC) varieties of English in relation to Inner Circle (IC) variety, readers are encouraged to adopt discursive practices that evoke differences in (OC) varieties of Englishes. The procedure is similar to the sociolinguistic processes (foundation, stabilization, nativization, differentiation (p. 54)) that happened with modern English starting with Old and Middle English.
The concepts of language variety and variation lie at the heart of the world Englishes enterprise, not least because many researchers in this field have identified their interests as the study of "varieties of English," "localized varieties of English," "non-native varieties of English," "second-language varieties of English," and "new varieties of English." The issue of linguistic variety is also central to both traditional dialectology and contemporary linguistics, where it is often subsumed into the study of language variation and change.
World Englishes and applied linguistics
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This paper addresses the issue of the relationship between World Englishes (WE) and applied linguistics. The diffusion of English is seen in terms of three concentric circles: the Inner Circle (first-language varieties, e.g., the United States, United Kingdom), the Outer Circle (English-as-a-Second-Language varieties), and the Expanding Circle (English-as-a-Foreign-Language varieties). The discussj.on is essentially restricted to the Outer Circle in wn:i.ch the institutionalized non-native varieties of English are used in multilingual and multicultural contexts, and focuses on four major issues, including: theoretical, applied, societal, and ideological. The paper is divided into the following sections: ontological issues; conflict between idealization and reality; acquisition and creativity; the "leaking paradigms"; cultural content of English; ideological change; where applied linguistics fails the Outer Circle of English; and types of fallacies about WEs. (Authcr/JL)
World Englishes and the study of typology and universals.
Handbook of World Englishes, 2014
In our contribution, we discuss language variation observed in the field of World Englishes from the perspective of language typology and universals research. The major motivation behind this approach is the assumption that, as contained linguistic systems, varieties are constrained by essentially the same mechanisms as languages. Taking the idea of cross-linguistic, and in that sense universal, generalizations as a starting point, we proceed to discussing patterns of variation in different Englishes encountered worldwide. In so doing, we draw on the concepts of markedness relations, frequency, semantic maps, and implicational hierarchies, feature bundles, and complexity, offering possible (and plausible) explanations for the patterns of forms encountered in language data. Our contribution also includes an assessment of angloversals and vernacular universals, as these are generalizations specifically related to World Englishes. We conclude our study with a discussion of postcolonial Englishes in relation to language contact, second language acquisition, and contact-induced grammaticalization.
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World Englishes means that the different forms and varieties of English used in various sociolinguistic contexts in different parts of the world. It include the English Studies approach, sociolinguistic approaches (sociology of language, features-based, Kachruvian, pidgin and creole studies), applied linguistic approaches, lexicographical approaches, the popularizers approach, critical approaches, and the futurology approach. English studies approach is focus on the analysis of varieties of English from a synchronic and historical perspective, against a tradition of English Studies (Anglistik), dating from the late 19th century. Sociology of language is focus on English Research in relation to such issues as language maintenance/shift, and ethnolinguistic identity. Features-based is focus on the description of English through dialectological and variationist methodologies. The paper aim is to describe about what is world Englishes and English different form and English varieties use...
World Englishes - Problems, Properties and Prospects edited by Thomas Hoffmann and Lucia Siebers
Journal of Sociolinguistics, 2011
This book contains a selection of papers from the 13th annual conference of the International Association of World Englishes (IAWE) held in Regensburg in October 2007. It consists of two parts, the first considering a range of individual varieties, and the second making comparisons between varieties and also discussing some theoretical issues under the heading 'global perspectives'. In the first part, there are four sections, dealing respectively with Africa, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, and Asia. There are two chapters in Section 1.1. The first, by Rajend Mesthrie, considers the fronting of the GOOSE vowel in South African English, particularly the degree to which this feature of pronunciation is now being adopted by non-white young people. The second chapter, by Jemima Asabea Anderson, documents some of the challenges of codifying Ghanaian English. Section 1.2 on the Caribbean has three chapters. The first two study Jamaican English using the Jamaican component of the International Corpus of English (ICE-JA), with the first by Christian Mair investigating various grammatical features including the use of the plural noun persons and the frequency of contracted forms of the verb be, and the second by Ingrid Rosenfelder analyzing patterns of rhoticity in spoken data and reporting that rhoticity is more widespread in conversations than news broadcasts. In the final chapter on the Caribbean, Dagmar Deuber investigates the use of Standard English and Creole by teachers and pupils in secondary schools in Trinidad, concluding that