World Englishes: A Critical Analysis
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World Englishes: A Critical Analysis

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Winner of the BAAL Book Prize 2016 The field of "World Englishes" takes on ever more importance in the modern era. Mario Saraceni's World Englishes: A Critical Analysis looks at the developments in the field from a critical perspective. It examines the historical, linguistic, ideological and pedagogical aspects in the study of the ever-evolving forms, roles and statuses of English around the world. The principal aim is to offer a critical overview of the field in order both to inform readers about the main issues at stake and to challenge established positions and descriptive/analytical paradigms. The book has four sections, each of which reviews established accounts and offers alternative perspectives on those. "History" considers representations of the evolution of 'old English' and 'new Englishes' and begins to unveil the strong link between conventional accounts and ideological motivations. "Language" critically examines the traditional notion of 'difference' in the description of varieties of English, and discusses more recent orientations which aim to describe English as a lingua franca and the phenomenon of language hybridity. "Ideology" examines ideological debates around the presence and status of English in the world, such as linguistic imperialism, language ownership and language ecology. The final section, "Pedagogy" discusses pedagogical implications, such as the choice of appropriate 'models' of English and considers the possibility of teaching English as a fully de-anglicised language.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2015
ISBN
9781623569723
Edition
1
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Linguistics
Index
Languages & Linguistics
INTRODUCTION
15
On 
the 
one 
hand, 
the 
‘system’ 
view 
induces 
one 
to 
represent 
language 
as 
an 
object, 
perhaps 
even 
characterized 
by 
physical 
qualities. 
In 
the 
‘practice’ 
view, 
on 
the 
other 
hand, 
it’s 
much 
more 
difficult 
to 
delineate 
the 
exact 
boundaries 
of 
language, 
since 
it 
is 
so 
inextricably 
integrated 
within 
action 
and 
constantly 
subject 
to 
change. 
The 
opposition 
suggested 
here 
underpins 
much 
of 
the 
discussion 
which 
unfolds 
in 
the 
rest 
of 
this 
book. 
In 
particular, 
the 
next 
chapter 
examines 
how 
the 
main 
narrative 
recounting 
the 
‘history 
of 
English’ 
(the 
use 
of 
the 
inverted 
commas 
will 
become 
apparent 
later) 
has 
derived 
from 
the 
notion 
that 
language 
is 
a 
self-contained 
bounded 
system. 
TABLE 
1.1
Two 
conceptualizations 
of 
language 
System
Social 
practice
A 
relatively 
stable, 
uniform 
self-contained
system
A 
process 
in 
perpetual 
flux
Independent 
from 
action
Dependent 
on 
action
Regulated 
by 
internal 
rules
Regulated 
by 
contextual 
factors
Tied 
to 
a 
particular 
community
Tied 
to 
individual 
situations
PART 
ONE 
History 

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. Part One: History
  10. Part Two: Language
  11. Part Three: Ideology
  12. Part Four: Pedagogy
  13. References
  14. Index