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3 - Theoretical Models of English as a World Language

from Part I - The Making of Englishes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2019

By
Sarah Buschfeld  and
Alexander Kautzsch
Edited by
Daniel Schreier ,
Marianne Hundt  and
Edgar W. Schneider
Daniel Schreier
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich
Marianne Hundt
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich
Edgar W. Schneider
Affiliation:
Universität Regensburg, Germany
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Summary

World Englishes (WEs) research has developed into one of the most flourishing and vibrant fields of linguistic inquiry. To capture the sociolinguistic diversification of English, researchers have investigated a multitude of Englishes spoken around the globe as native or second languages. Together with different labels and terms for the different varieties of English, scholars have developed, applied, discussed, and refined different models of and approaches to WEs to account for the spread, forms, and functions of the language worldwide. The chapter gives an overview of the most important research developments in the field and introduces the most prominent models, showing that models with a diachronic dimension, viz. Schneider (2003, 2007) and, most recently, Buschfeld and Kautzsch’s (2017) Extra- and Intra-territorial Forces (EIF) Model, can best account for the complex realities and developments of English worldwide. The latter approach is discussed in some detail as it constitutes the most recent addition to the WEs paradigm. It stands out due to its attempt to integrate postcolonial and non-postcolonial Englishes and thus bridges a prominent gap in the discipline.

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World Englishes (WEs) modelingEnglish as a Native Language (ENL)English as a Second Language (ESL)English as a Foreign Language (EFL)Three Circles ModelDynamic ModelExtra- and Intra-territorial Forces (EIF) ModelPostcolonial Englishes (PCEs)non-postcolonial Englishes (non-PCEs)
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The Cambridge Handbook of World Englishes , pp. 51 - 71
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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