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World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies: 9 (Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity) - Hardcover

 
9789027219367: World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies: 9 (Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9027219362 ISBN 13: 9789027219367
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2025

Synopsis

World Englishes coexist and interact with local languages in multilingual ecologies. Multilingual speakers use the languages in their ecologies for different functions, with different interlocutors, and at different proficiency levels. Attitudinal responses to the languages vary. Speaker groups are heterogenous manifesting only partial overlap regarding language repertoires, use, proficiencies, and attitudes. The languages in multilingual ecologies may shift in status over time. Some languages may be lost while new languages appear. Strong regional languages and English typically persist. The volume explores multilingual ecologies around the globe and the position of English within them. Case studies are drawn from Africa, East, South, and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, all written by distinguished scholars in the field who consider both standardized and non-standardized forms of English. The volume argues for a more inclusive study of World Englishes incorporating speakers’ social backgrounds as well as the other languages in their repertoires.

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Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9027219362
ISBN 13 
9789027219367
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
418
Editor
Siemund Peter, Stein Gardy, Vida-Mannl Manuela