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Title

The relocation of English : shifting paradigms in a global era / Mario Saraceni.

Author

Saraceni, Mario, 1969-

Publication

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

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Details

Description

xiv, 156 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

Addressing issues related to the physical, cultural, ideological and psychological relocation of English, this volume provides a critical examination of current sociolinguistic study of English in the world and suggests a new approach which focuses more on ideological and psychological aspects of the phenomenon.

Series Statement

Language and globalization

Uniform Title

Language and globalization.

Subject

• English language > Foreign countries
• English language > Social aspects > Foreign countries
• LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 English in the World; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Changing the conceptualisation of English; 1.3 A paradigm shift; 1.4 The location of this book; 1.5 The categorisations of English; 1.6 Measuring English; 1.7 The 'ownership of English' discourse; 1.7.1 The syntax of agency; 1.7.2 Academic discourse and public discourse; 1.8 Expert vs layman; 1.9 A matter of perspective; 1.10 A linguistic view of language ownership; 1.11 The location of English; 2 Language and Nation Building
• 2.1 Introduction2.2 Noah Webster and American English; 2.3 Language and nation building in nineteenth-century Europe; 2.3.1 Linguists and codification; 2.4 Language and imagined communities; 3 World Englishes; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The beginning of a revolution; 3.3 Debating English; 3.4 The anti-imperialism of world Englishes; 3.5 The location and relocation of English in postcolonial literature; 3.6 The ideological locus of world Englishes; 4 The Contradiction of Plurality; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The semiotics of world Englishes; 4.2.1 The verbal signs; 4.2.2 The visual signs
• 4.3 The nomenclature of world Englishes4.4 Equality in difference?; 4.5 A club of equals or an exclusive club?; 4.6 Conclusion; 5 English as a Lingua Franca; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Tracing the steps of ELF; 5.3 Reshaping the conceptual gap; 5.4 What is ELF?; 5.5 A shift of focus in ELF research; 5.5.1 Error or difference?; 5.5.2 ELF speakers as a special category; 5.6 Conclusion; 6 The Location of English in Malaysia; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Malaysia's sociolinguistic landscape; 6.3 English in the Malaysian sociolinguistic landscape; 6.4 Uncertainties and anxieties about English
• 6.5 The ideological conundrum6.6 Reaffirming the English-England connection; 6.7 Bahasa rojak and the myth of pure English; 6.8 Conclusion; 7 The Relocation of English; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Focus on form; 7.3 Dislodging linguistics; 7.4 The relocation of English: A concrete example; 7.5 The relocation of English: The SCIP model; References; Index

ISBN

• 9780230206656 (hbk.)
• 0230206654 (hbk.)

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library