World Englishes at the Grassroots

This book explores the growth of Englishes in a range of multilingual contexts, including Uganda, Zanzibar, South Africa, Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy, and the UK. It focuses on the speakers and the uses of English at the grassroots and examines ethical aspects of pursuing research involving vulnerable communities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 290 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

English as a second and foreign language is increasingly being used at the grassroots level, by individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with often little or no access to formal education, in business and in contexts outside of international organizations, education, and academia. Bringing together an international range of contributors, this book explores face-to-face uses of English in a range of grassroots multilingual contexts. Divided into three parts, the book explores the spread of English in former areas of British domination, including Africa and the East, in trade and work migration, and in forced migration by refugees. The chapters present cutting-edge case studies that draw on spoken data from Uganda, South Africa, Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy, and the UK. In doing so, the book presents an empirical basis for the further study and modeling of world Englishes. It examines the scope for integrating Englishes at the grassroots into existing models of English and explores relations between notions of hybrid languages, translanguaging, polylanguaging, and world Englishes.

English as a second and foreign language is increasingly being used at the grassroots level, by individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with often little or no access to formal education, in business and in contexts outside of international organizations, education, and academia. Bringing together an international range of contributors, this book explores face-to-face uses of English in a range of grassroots multilingual contexts. Divided into three parts, the book explores the spread of English in former areas of British domination, including Africa and the East, in trade and work migration, and in forced migration by refugees. The chapters present cutting-edge case studies that draw on spoken data from Uganda, South Africa, Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy, and the UK. In doing so, the book presents an empirical basis for the further study and modeling of world Englishes. It examines the scope for integrating Englishes at the grassroots into existing models of English and explores relations between notions of hybrid languages, translanguaging, polylanguaging, and world Englishes.

English as a second and foreign language is increasingly being used at the grassroots level, by individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with often little or no access to formal education, in business and in contexts outside of international organizations, education, and academia. Bringing together an international range of contributors, this book explores face-to-face uses of English in a range of grassroots multilingual contexts. Divided into three parts, the book explores the spread of English in former areas of British domination, including Africa and the East, in trade and work migration, and in forced migration by refugees. The chapters present cutting-edge case studies that draw on spoken data from Uganda, South Africa, Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy, and the UK. In doing so, the book presents an empirical basis for the further study and modeling of world Englishes. It examines the scope for integrating Englishes at the grassroots into existing models of English and explores relations between notions of hybrid languages, translanguaging, polylanguaging, and world Englishes.

Weight: 514g
Dimension: 170 x 243 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474467568