World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies
Edited by Peter Siemund, Gardy Stein and Manuela Vida-Mannl
[Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity, 9] 2025. xii, 396 pp. + index
Manuela Vida-Mannl
List of John Benjamins publications for which Manuela Vida-Mannl plays a role.
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Subjects English linguistics | Language policy | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Theoretical linguistics
Articles
2025 Chapter 16. English as a lingua franca in Croatia’s multilingual ecology World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies, Siemund, Peter, Gardy Stein and Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.), pp. 365–384 | Chapter
This chapter offers one of the first assessments of the role of English in Croatia that focuses on non-educational settings. After presenting the linguistic history of Croatia as part of former Yugoslavia, it offers an overview of its current linguistic ecology. In so doing, the status and role… read more
2025 Investigating World Englishes in their local multilingual ecologies: An introduction World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies, Siemund, Peter, Gardy Stein and Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.), pp. 1–9 | Chapter
2025 Chapter 8. The linguistic ecology of Cyprus World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies, Siemund, Peter, Gardy Stein and Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.), pp. 166–189 | Chapter
This chapter brings together findings from different research activities investigating the (socio)linguistic situation in Cyprus. It offers an overview of the role of English, but also other languages and dialects, their historical origins, and their relevance for present-day multilingualism in… read more