Saraceni The Relocation of English

Shifting Paradigms in a Global Era
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-230-29691-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 171 Seiten

Addressing issues related to the physical, cultural, ideological and psychological relocation of English, this volume provides a critical examination of current sociolinguistic study of English in the world and suggests a new approach which focuses more on ideological and psychological aspects of the phenomenon.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saraceni, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Title Page;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Dedication;6
5;Table of Contents;8
6;List of Figures and Tables;10
7;Acknowledgements;11
8;Preface;12
9;1 English in the World;16
9.1;1.1 Introduction;16
9.2;1.2 Changing the conceptualisation of English;17
9.3;1.3 A paradigm shift;19
9.4;1.4 The location of this book;21
9.5;1.5 The categorisations of English;23
9.6;1.6 Measuring English;25
9.7;1.7 The ‘ownership of English’ discourse;26
9.7.1;1.7.1 The syntax of agency;27
9.7.2;1.7.2 Academic discourse and public discourse;30
9.8;1.8 Expert vs layman;32
9.9;1.9 A matter of perspective;33
9.10;1.10 A linguistic view of language ownership;35
9.11;1.11 The location of English;35
10;2 Language and Nation Building;37
10.1;2.1 Introduction;37
10.2;2.2 Noah Webster and American English;38
10.3;2.3 Language and nation building in nineteenth-century Europe;40
10.3.1;2.3.1 Linguists and codification;41
10.4;2.4 Language and imagined communities;42
11;3 World Englishes;45
11.1;3.1 Introduction;45
11.2;3.2 The beginning of a revolution;45
11.3;3.3 Debating English;47
11.4;3.4 The anti-imperialism of world Englishes;57
11.5;3.5 The location and relocation of English in postcolonial literature;59
11.6;3.6 The ideological locus of world Englishes;66
12;4 The Contradiction of Plurality;69
12.1;4.1 Introduction;69
12.2;4.2 The semiotics of world Englishes;70
12.2.1;4.2.1 The verbal signs;71
12.2.2;4.2.2 The visual signs;76
12.3;4.3 The nomenclature of world Englishes;84
12.4;4.4 Equality in difference?;89
12.5;4.5 A club of equals or an exclusive club?;94
12.6;4.6 Conclusion;96
13;5 English as a Lingua Franca;97
13.1;5.1 Introduction;97
13.2;5.2 Tracing the steps of ELF;98
13.3;5.3 Reshaping the conceptual gap;100
13.4;5.4 What is ELF?;102
13.5;5.5 A shift of focus in ELF research;107
13.5.1;5.5.1 Error or difference?;110
13.5.2;5.5.2 ELF speakers as a special category;112
13.6;5.6 Conclusion;113
14;6 The Location of English in Malaysia;115
14.1;6.1 Introduction;115
14.2;6.2 Malaysia’s sociolinguistic landscape;118
14.3;6.3 English in the Malaysian sociolinguistic landscape;119
14.4;6.4 Uncertainties and anxieties about English;122
14.5;6.5 The ideological conundrum;125
14.6;6.6 Reaffirming the English–England connection;127
14.7;6.7 Bahasa rojak and the myth of pure English;132
14.8;6.8 Conclusion;141
15;7 The Relocation of English;146
15.1;7.1 Introduction;146
15.2;7.2 Focus on form;147
15.3;7.3 Dislodging linguistics;149
15.4;7.4 The relocation of English: A concrete example;153
15.5;7.5 The relocation of English: The SCIP model;157
16;References;159
17;Index;169