The Handbook of World Englishes

The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newly commissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions and case studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied and pedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around the world. Represents the cross-cultural and international contextualization of the English language Articulates the visions of scholars from major varieties of world Englishes – African, Asian, European, and North and South American Discusses topics including the sociolinguistic contexts of varieties of English in the inner, outer, and expanding circles of its users; the ranges of functional domains in which these varieties are used; the place of English in language policies and language planning; and debates about English as a cause of language death, murder and suicide. Content: Chapter 1 The Beginnings (pages 18–29): Robert D. KingChapter 2 First Steps: Wales and Ireland (pages 30–40): Robert D. KingChapter 3 English in Scotland (pages 41–57): Fiona DouglasChapter 4 English in North America (pages 58–73): Edgar W. SchneiderChapter 5 English in Australia and New Zealand (pages 74–89): Scott F. KieslingChapter 6 South Asian Englishes (pages 90–113): Ravinder GargeshChapter 7 East Asian Englishes (pages 114–129): Nobuyuki HonnaChapter 8 Southeast Asian Englishes (pages 130–144): Maria Lourdes, S. Bautista and Andrew B. GonzalezChapter 9 South American Englishes (pages 145–157): Kanavillil RajagopalanChapter 10 South African Englishes (pages 158–171): Nkonko M. KamwangamaluChapter 11 West African Englishes (pages 172–187): Tope OmoniyiChapter 12 East African Englishes (pages 188–202): Josef SchmiedChapter 13 Caribbean Englishes (pages 203–222): Michael AcetoChapter 14 Euro?Englishes (pages 223–239): Marko ModianoChapter 15 World Englishes Today (pages 240–269): Kingsley BoltonChapter 16 Contact Linguistics and World Englishes (pages 272–288): Rajend MesthrieChapter 17 Varieties of World Englishes (pages 289–312): Kingsley BoltonChapter 18 Pidgins and Creoles (pages 313–327): Salikoko S. MufweneChapter 19 African American English (pages 328–345): Walt WolframChapter 20 Written Language, Standard Language, Global Language (pages 349–365): M. A. K. HallidayChapter 21 Speaking and Writing in World Englishes (pages 366–385): Yamuna KachruChapter 22 Genres and Styles in World Englishes (pages 386–401): Vijay K. BhatiaChapter 23 Literary Creativity in World Englishes (pages 405–427): Edwin ThumbooChapter 24 World Englishes and Issues of Intelligibility (pages 428–445): Larry E. Smith and Cecil L. NelsonChapter 25 World Englishes and Culture Wars (pages 446–471): Braj B. KachruChapter 26 Grammar Wars: Seventeenth? and Eighteenth?Century England (pages 474–495): Linda C. MitchellChapter 27 Grammar Wars: The United States (pages 496–508): John AlgeoChapter 28 World Englishes and Descriptive Grammars (pages 509–525): Daniel R. DavisChapter 29 Colonial/Postcolonial Critique: The Challenge from World Englishes (pages 529–544): Pradeep A. DhillonChapter 30 Cultural Studies and Discursive Constructions of World Englishes (pages 545–566): Wimal DissanayakeChapter 31 World Englishes and Gender Identities (pages 567–580): Tamara M. ValentineChapter 32 World Englishes in the Media (pages 583–600): Elizabeth A. MartinChapter 33 World Englishes in Global Advertising (pages 601–619): Tej K. BhatiaChapter 34 World Englishes and Global Commerce (pages 620–642): Stanley Yunick Van HornChapter 35 A Recurring Decimal: English in Language Policy and Planning (pages 645–660): Ayo BamgboseChapter 36 Teaching World Englishes (pages 661–679): Robert J. BaumgardnerChapter 37 Models, Methods, and Curriculum for ELT Preparation (pages 680–693): Kimberley BrownChapter 38 World Englishes and Lexicography (pages 694–708): Fredric DolezalChapter 39 World Englishes and Test Construction (pages 709–717): Fred DavidsonChapter 40 World Englishes and Communicative Competence (pages 718–730): Margie BernsChapter 41 World Englishes and Corpora Studies (pages 733–750): Gerald NelsonChapter 42 Comparing World Englishes: A Research Guide (pages 751–762): Helen Fallon