Table of contents
Acknowledgements
IX
Chapter 1.The dynamics of English in Namibia: An introduction
1
Part I.Setting the scene
Chapter 2.English in Namibia: A socio-historical account
21
Part II.Communicative practices
Chapter 3.Voices from the post-independence classroom: Language use and attitudes towards English in Namibia
45
Chapter 4.English and multilingual repertoires in healthcare: Communicative experiences of expatriate healthcare providers in
Windhoek
63
Chapter 5.The linguistic landscape and soundscape of Windhoek
83
Part III.Linguistic features
Chapter 6.The phonetics of Namibian English: Investigating vowels as local features in a global context
111
Chapter 7.Broadcasting your variety: Namibian English(es) on YouTube
135
Chapter 8.The question of structural nativization in Namibian English: Some answers from extended uses of the progressive
169
Chapter 9.A variational pragmatic approach to responses to thanks in Namibian
English: From quantitative to qualitative analysis
195
Part IV.Literary creativity in Namibian English
Chapter 10.Namibian literature in English: An overview
219
Chapter 11.A land in transition: The representation of linguistic diversity in Joseph Diescho’s ‘Born
of the Sun’ and ‘Troubled Waters’
241
Part V.Namibian English and beyond
Chapter 12.The dynamics of English in Namibia: A World Englishes perspective
275
Index
299
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