bookJan 1, 2007Closed access

Postcolonial English: Varieties around the World

EWEdgar W. Schneider

University of Regensburg

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. Charting the territory: postcolonial English as a field of linguistic investigation 3. The evolution of postcolonial English: the dynamic model 4. Linguistic aspects of nativization 5. Countries along the cycle: case studies 6. The cycle in hindsight: the emergence of American English 7. Conclusion.

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  • Hindsight bias
  • Linguistics
  • Varieties of English
  • Field (mathematics)
  • History
  • American English
  • Sociology
  • Philosophy
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