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The Handbook of World Englishes

The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newly commissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions and case studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied and pedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around the world. Represents the cross-cultural and international contextualization of the English language Articulates the visions of scholars from major varieties of world Englishes – African, Asian, European, and North and South American Discusses topics including the sociolinguistic contexts of varieties of English in the inner, outer, and expanding circles of its users; the ranges of functional domains in which these varieties are used; the place of English in language policies and language planning; and debates about English as a cause of language death, murder and suicide.

We can use the term Scottish English (SE) to refer to the distinctive localized
variety of British English native to Scotland. (It should be noted in passing that I
share Hansen's (1997) reservations about the term “British English.” I use “British
English” to refer to the collective entity that is the Englishes of Scotland, England,
Ireland and Wales, and not, as many others (for example, Merriam-Webster, 2005
) have done, as an inaccurate synonym for English-English. 2 Historical
Development ...

World Englishes

Critical Concepts in Linguistics

The main aim of this paper is to examine some of these myths and to try to reveal
the realities behind them. I argue that as long as the myths are accepted as
givens there can be no real progress in the study of the New Varieties. I will
explore the myths in the context of IndE but the arguments provided apply to all
the New Varieties. The myths I will deal with are: 1 IndE is a "non-native" variety
of English. 2 IndE has no standards. 3 IndE lacks creativity. 4 IndE is the
language of a small ...