Chapter published in:
The Dynamics of English in Namibia: Perspectives on an emerging varietyEdited by Anne Schröder
[Varieties of English Around the World G65] 2021
► pp. 275–298
Chapter 12The dynamics of English in Namibia
A World Englishes perspective
Edgar W. Schneider | University of Regensburg
Anne Schröder | Bielefeld University
This paper positions the volume’s findings on
English in Namibia in the wider context of World Englishes. After
briefly summarizing generally important insights of the book’s
contributions, Namibian English is compared to other global
varieties with respect to its sociohistorical embedding (being an
exceptionally young variety), sociolinguistic settings (including
multilingualism, language contact, linguistic mixing), language
policy (found to be unique) and structural properties on the levels
of pronunciation, morphosyntax and lexis (showcasing an
idiosyncratic vowel split and many shared structures). Special
attention is paid to Namibia’s linguistic relationship with South
Africa and other southern African countries. Finally, closer
attention is paid to Namibia’s role in several models of World
Englishes, including traditional, established and more recent lines
of thinking.
Keywords: Dynamic Model, models of World Englishes, Namibian English, South African English, southern African Englishes
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Select findings from the present volume in view of modelling NamE as a new variety
- 3.Namibian Englishes compared to other World Englishes
- 3.1Sociohistorical embedding and sociolinguistic settings
- 3.2Structural properties
- 3.3NamE vs. South African and southern African Englishes
- 4.NamE and World English modelling revisited
- 4.1Early models
- 4.2NamE in the Dynamic Model and the Extra- and intra-territorial Forces Model
- 4.3Recent and other modelling approaches
- 5.Conclusion
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Notes -
References
Published online: 10 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g65.12sch
https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g65.12sch
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