The Evolution of Englishes
The Dynamic Model and beyond
- Editor(s): Sarah Buschfeld 1 , Thomas Hoffmann 2 , Magnus Huber 3 and Alexander Kautzsch 1
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAffiliations:1 University of Regensburg2 University of Osnabruck3 Justus Liebig University Giessen
- Format: PDF
- Publication Date September 2014
- e-Book ISBN: 9789027269416
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g49
This two-part volume provides a collection of 27 linguistic studies and contributions that shed light on the evolution of different Englishes world-wide (varieties, learner Englishes, dialects, creoles) from a broad spectrum of different perspectives, including both synchronic and diachronic approaches. What makes the volume unique is that it is the first-ever contribution to the field which includes a section exclusively commited towards testing, discussing and refining Schneider’s (2007) Dynamic Model against recent realities of English world-wide (Part 1). These realities include a wide variety of case studies ranging from regions (socio)linguistically as diverse as South Africa, the Phillipines, Cyprus or Germany. Part 2 goes beyond the Dynamic Model and offers both empirical and theoretical perspectives on the evolution of World Englishes. In doing so, it provides contributions with a theoretical focus on the topic as well as cross-varietal accounts; it sheds light on individual Englishes from different geographical regions and offers new perspectives on “old” varieties.
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