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Author : Raymond Hickey
Release : 2019-11-21
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Book Rating : 348/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis English in Multilingual South Africa by : Raymond Hickey
Download or read book English in Multilingual South Africa written by Raymond Hickey. This book was released on 2019-11-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative and insightful exploration of varieties of English in contemporary South Africa.
Author : Len W. Lanham
Release : 1979-01-01
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 109/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Standard in South African English and Its Social History by : Len W. Lanham
Download or read book The Standard in South African English and Its Social History written by Len W. Lanham. This book was released on 1979-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the South African variety of English is an exercise in the sociology of language conducted mainly within the conceptual framework and methodology created by William Labov. It accepts that social process and social structure are reflected in patterns of covariation involving linguistic and social variables, and in attitudes to different varieties of speech within the community. This premise is pursued here in its historical implications: linguistuic evidence in present-day speech patterns of earlier states of the society and of the social, political and cultural changes that have brought about the present state. The second main focus in this volume is directed at the concept of standard variety, that is the social attributes and functions of a formal speech pattern for which the status of standard might be claimed.
Author : Markku Filppula
Release : 2017-02-14
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 440/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes by : Markku Filppula
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes written by Markku Filppula. This book was released on 2017-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most widely documented language in human history, English holds a unique key to unlocking some of the mysteries of the uniquely human endowment of language. Yet the field of World Englishes has remained somewhat marginal in linguistic theory. This collection heralds a more direct and mutually constructive engagement with current linguistic theories, questions, and methodologies. It achieves this through areal overviews, theoretical chapters, and case studies. The 36 articles are divided between four themes: Foundations, World Englishes and Linguistic Theory, Areal Profiles, and Case Studies. Part I sets out the complex history of the global spread of English. This is followed, in Part II, by chapters addressing the mutual relevance and importance of World Englishes and numerous theoretical subfields of Linguistics. Part III offers detailed accounts of the structure and social histories of specific varieties of English spoken across the globe, highlighting points of theoretical interest. The collection closes with a set of case studies that exemplify the type of analysis encouraged by the volume. As attention is focused on innovative work at the interface of dialect description and theoretical explanation, the book is more succinct in its treatment of applied themes, which are given complementary coverage in other works.
Author : Rajend Mesthrie
Release : 2002-10-17
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Book Rating : 052/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Language in South Africa by : Rajend Mesthrie
Download or read book Language in South Africa written by Rajend Mesthrie. This book was released on 2002-10-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging guide to language and society in South Africa. The book surveys the most important language groupings in the region in terms of wider socio-historical processes; contact between the different language varieties; language and public policy issues associated with post-apartheid society and its eleven official languages.
Author : Hildegard Schnell
Release : 2010
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 294/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis English in South Africa by : Hildegard Schnell
Download or read book English in South Africa written by Hildegard Schnell. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examination Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1.3, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: Due to the spread of English to so many parts of the world which was triggered during the colonial era and by migration of English-speaking people, the importance of English not only as a language of commerce, science and technology but also as an international language of communication has been realized (Platt, Weber, Ho 1984:1). This world-wide expansion of English means that it is now one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with well over four hundred million native speakers and roughly the same number who speak it as a second language (Barber 2000:236). Consequently, many varieties of English evolved which also means that English is used for many different purposes in varying social contexts. Whereas in North America, Australia and New Zealand the native English-language speakers outnumbered the original inhabitants (Amerindians, Australian Aborigines, Maoris), the native English-speaking community in South Africa is small with a vast majority of the population speaking Afrikaans and indigenous Bantu languages such as Zulu or Xhosa. In spite of this, South African English has undergone relatively little influence from the other languages of the country due to the long period of British domination and the cultural prestige of English (237). Therefore, social variations in the English language in South Africa are extant with very little regional variation.
