Chapter 2
The World Englishes paradigm and New Englishes
From colonial past to present sociolinguistic profile
Article outline
- 2.1The field of World Englishes
- 2.1.1Babel undone: English as a global language
- 2.1.2Kachru’s Three Concentric Circles model
- 2.1.3The Kachruvian legacy: tenets of the World Englishes paradigm
- 2.2New Englishes: from unity to diversity
- 2.2.1Defining characteristics of New Englishes
- 2.2.2Schneider’s Dynamic Model of the evolution of postcolonial Englishes
- 2.3The sociolinguistic profiles of Hong Kong, Indian and Singapore English
- 2.3.1Hong Kong English
- 2.3.2Indian English
- 2.3.3Singapore English
- 2.3.4The varieties’ sociolinguistic profiles: a bird’s eye perspective
- 2.4Conclusion
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