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World Englishes at the Grassroots / Christiane Meierkord, Edgar W. Schneider.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (290 p.) : 50 B/W illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781474467551
  • 9781474467575
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 427 23
LOC classification:
  • PE2751
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction: English Spreading at the Grassroots -- CHAPTER 2 Grassroots English, Learner English, Second-language English, English as a Lingua Franca . . .: What’s in a Name? -- Part I: English at the grassroots in former spheres of British interest -- CHAPTER 3 The Sociolinguistic Profile of English at the Grassroots Level: A Comparison of Northern and Western Uganda -- CHAPTER 4 English Language Learning Trajectories among Zanzibaris Working in Tourism -- CHAPTER 5 Access to English and the Englishes of the Disadvantaged: Examples from Uganda and South Africa -- CHAPTER 6 Artistic Re-creation of Grassroots English: Ideologies and Structures in English Vinglish -- Part II: English in trade and work migration -- CHAPTER 7 Facets of Intercultural Communication Employed in the Conversations of Local Arab Traders in Bahrain -- CHAPTER 8 The Value of Grassroots English for Bangladeshi Migrants to the Middle East -- CHAPTER 9 Grassroots Diffusion of English in a ‘Blue-collar’ Workplace: The Case of a Multilingual Cleaning Company in New Jersey, USA -- Part III: English in forced migration -- CHAPTER 10 Language Use among Syrian Refugees in Germany -- CHAPTER 11 Uprooted Speakers’ Grassroots English: Metalinguistic Perspectives of Asylum Seekers in Germany -- CHAPTER 12 Onward Migration from Italy to the UK: Reshaped Linguistic Repertoires and the Role of English -- Index
Summary: Explores the growth of Englishes in a range of multilingual contexts Cutting edge case studies draw on spoken data from Uganda, Zanzibar, South Africa, Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy and the UK Focuses on the speakers and the uses of English at the grassroots Examines ethical aspects of pursuing research involving vulnerable communities includes an introduction by Christiane Meierkord and Edgar W. Schneider which defines and delineates the topic, contextualizes it in existing research and theory and discusses its sociolinguistic implications English as a second and foreign language is increasingly used at the grassroots level, by individuals coming from disadvantaged backgrounds with often little or no access to formal education, in business and in contexts outside of international organisations, 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 which 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 modelling 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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction: English Spreading at the Grassroots -- CHAPTER 2 Grassroots English, Learner English, Second-language English, English as a Lingua Franca . . .: What’s in a Name? -- Part I: English at the grassroots in former spheres of British interest -- CHAPTER 3 The Sociolinguistic Profile of English at the Grassroots Level: A Comparison of Northern and Western Uganda -- CHAPTER 4 English Language Learning Trajectories among Zanzibaris Working in Tourism -- CHAPTER 5 Access to English and the Englishes of the Disadvantaged: Examples from Uganda and South Africa -- CHAPTER 6 Artistic Re-creation of Grassroots English: Ideologies and Structures in English Vinglish -- Part II: English in trade and work migration -- CHAPTER 7 Facets of Intercultural Communication Employed in the Conversations of Local Arab Traders in Bahrain -- CHAPTER 8 The Value of Grassroots English for Bangladeshi Migrants to the Middle East -- CHAPTER 9 Grassroots Diffusion of English in a ‘Blue-collar’ Workplace: The Case of a Multilingual Cleaning Company in New Jersey, USA -- Part III: English in forced migration -- CHAPTER 10 Language Use among Syrian Refugees in Germany -- CHAPTER 11 Uprooted Speakers’ Grassroots English: Metalinguistic Perspectives of Asylum Seekers in Germany -- CHAPTER 12 Onward Migration from Italy to the UK: Reshaped Linguistic Repertoires and the Role of English -- Index

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Explores the growth of Englishes in a range of multilingual contexts Cutting edge case studies draw on spoken data from Uganda, Zanzibar, South Africa, Bahrain, China, Bangladesh, Germany, Italy and the UK Focuses on the speakers and the uses of English at the grassroots Examines ethical aspects of pursuing research involving vulnerable communities includes an introduction by Christiane Meierkord and Edgar W. Schneider which defines and delineates the topic, contextualizes it in existing research and theory and discusses its sociolinguistic implications English as a second and foreign language is increasingly used at the grassroots level, by individuals coming from disadvantaged backgrounds with often little or no access to formal education, in business and in contexts outside of international organisations, 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 which 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 modelling 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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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