The Evolution of Englishes
The Dynamic Model and beyond
This two-part volume provides a collection of 27 linguistic studies and contributions that shed light on the evolution of different Englishes world-wide (varieties, learner Englishes, dialects, creoles) from a broad spectrum of different perspectives, including both synchronic and diachronic approaches. What makes the volume unique is that it is the first-ever contribution to the field which includes a section exclusively commited towards testing, discussing and refining Schneider’s (2007) Dynamic Model against recent realities of English world-wide (Part 1). These realities include a wide variety of case studies ranging from regions (socio)linguistically as diverse as South Africa, the Phillipines, Cyprus or Germany. Part 2 goes beyond the Dynamic Model and offers both empirical and theoretical perspectives on the evolution of World Englishes. In doing so, it provides contributions with a theoretical focus on the topic as well as cross-varietal accounts; it sheds light on individual Englishes from different geographical regions and offers new perspectives on “old” varieties.
[Varieties of English Around the World, G49] 2014. xviii, 513 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 29 August 2014
Published online on 29 August 2014
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Series editor’s prefaceStephanie Hackert | pp. ix–x
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Editors’ preface: The evolution of Englishes: In honour of Edgar Schneider on the occasion of his 60th birthdaySarah Buschfeld, Thomas Hoffmann, Magnus Huber and Alexander Kautzsch | pp. xi–xviii
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IntroductionSarah Buschfeld, Thomas Hoffmann, Magnus Huber and Alexander Kautzsch | pp. 1–18
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Part I: The Dynamic Model
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Convergence and endonormativity at Phase Four of the Dynamic ModelBertus van Rooy | pp. 21–38
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The identity issue in bi- and multilingual repertoires in South Africa: Implications for Schneider’s Dynamic ModelSusan Coetzee-Van Rooy | pp. 39–57
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The sociophonetic effects of Event X: Post-apartheid Black South African English in multicultural contact with other South African EnglishesRajend Mesthrie | pp. 58–69
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Beyond Nativization? Philippine English in Schneider's Dynamic ModelIsabel Pefianco Martin | pp. 70–85
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Stylistic and sociolinguistic variation in Schneider’s Nativization Phase: T-affrication and relativization in Ghanaian EnglishMagnus Huber | pp. 86–106
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Differentiation in Australian EnglishPam Peters | pp. 107–125
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The Evolution of Singlish: Beyond Phase 5?Lionel Wee | pp. 126–141
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Emergence of “new varieties” in speech as a complex systemWilliam A. Kretzschmar | pp. 142–159
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The cognitive evolution of Englishes: The role of constructions in the dynamic modelThomas Hoffmann | pp. 160–180
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English in Cyprus and Namibia: A critical approach to taxonomies and models of World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition researchSarah Buschfeld | pp. 181–202
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English in Germany: Retreating exonormative orientation and incipient nativizationAlexander Kautzsch | pp. 203–228
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Part II: Beyond the Dynamic Model - Empirical and theoretical perspectives on World Englishes
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Focus 1: Contributions with a theoretical focus
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On cafeterias and new dialects: The role of primary transmittersDaniel Schreier | pp. 231–248
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Does money talk, and do languages have price tags? Economic perspectives on English as a global languageChristian Mair | pp. 249–266
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Language variation and education: A focus on PakistanAhmar Mahboob | pp. 267–281
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The evolution of English(es): Notes on the history of an ideaStephanie Hackert | pp. 282–300
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Focus 2: Cross-varietal contributions
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At the crossroads of variation studies and corpus linguistics: The analysis of past tense and past participle formsHeinrich Ramisch | pp. 301–311
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Compounding and Suffixation in World EnglishesThomas Biermeier | pp. 312–330
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Focus 3: United States
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When did Southern American English really begin? Testing Bailey’s HypothesisMichael Montgomery, Michael Ellis and Brandon Cooper | pp. 331–348
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The English origins of African American Vernacular English: What Edgar W. Schneider has taught usSalikoko S. Mufwene | pp. 349–364
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Innovation in pre-World War II AAVE? Evidence from BLURUlrich Miethaner | pp. 365–385
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Focus 4: Asia and Africa
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Non-standard or new standards or errors? The use of inflectional marking for present and past tenses in English as an Asian lingua francaAndy Kirkpatrick and Sophiaan Subhan | pp. 386–400
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Yesterday’s founder population, today’s Englishes: The role of the Peranakans in the (continuing) evolution of Singapore EnglishLisa Lim | pp. 401–419
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The evolution of Brunei English: How it is contributing to the development of English in the worldDavid Deterding | pp. 420–433
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The evolutionary trajectory of Cameroonian Creole and its varying sociolinguistic statusesAloysius Ngefac | pp. 434–447
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Focus 5: Old varieties, new perspectives
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Lexical creativity reconsidered: GUI, cyborg, cred, pay-per-view, techno and cyber-Roswitha Fischer | pp. 448–469
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The language of butchery, the UK’s last public craftClive Upton | pp. 470–485
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A New Old English? The chances of an Anglo-Saxon revival on the InternetChristina Neuland and Florian Schleburg | pp. 486–504
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Name index | pp. 505–506
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Subject index | pp. 507–513
“The book is a substantial contribution to the body of research dealing with the Dynamic Model. Not only do the studies provide extensive exemplification of the potential of Schneider’s Model, they also point out important elements of the Model in need of modification and stress essential adaptations in order to take the sociolinguistic reality of specific varieties into account.”
Melanie Röthlisberger, Université Catholique de Louvain, on Linguist List 26.2524, 2015
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF/2AB: Linguistics/English
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General