Peter Trudgill / Richard J. Watts (eds.)

Alternative Histories of English

Herausgeber: Trudgill, Peter; Watts, Richard J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking collection explores the beliefs and approaches to the history of English that do not make it into standard textbooks. Orthodox histories have presented a tunnel version of the history of the English language which is sociologically inadequate. In this book a range of leading international scholars show how this focus on standard English dialect is to the detriment of those which are non-standard or from other areas of the world. Alternative Histories of English: * reveals the range of possible 'narratives' about how different varieties of 'Englishes' may have emerged * places emphasis on pragmatic, sociolinguistic and discourse-oriented aspects of English rather than the traditional grammar, vocabulary and phonology * considers diverse topics including South African English, Indian English, Southern Hemisphere Englishes, Early Modern English, women's writing, and politeness. Presenting a fuller and richer picture of the complexity of the history of English, the contributors to Alternative Histories of English explain why English is the diverse world language it is today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9780415233576
• ISBN-10: 0415233577
• Artikelnr.: 21117806

Autorenporträt

Richard Watts is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Berne, Switzerland. Peter Trudgill is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: in the year 2525, Prologue 1 The legitimate language: giving
a history to English PART I The history of non-standard varieties of
English 2 The history of the lesser-known varieties of English 3 'North of
Watford gap': a cultural history of Northern English (from 1700) 4 The
history of southern hemisphere Englishes 5 'Deformed in the dialects': an
alternative history of non-standard English 6 Building a new English
dialect: South African Indian English and the history of Englishes 7 The
story of good and bad English in the United States PART II The history of
communicative and pragmatic aspects of English 8 From polite language to
educated language: the re-emergence of an ideology 9 Eloquence and
elegance: ideals of communicative competence in spoken English 10 Women's
writings as evidence for linguistic continuity and change in Early Modern
English 11 Discourse markers in Early Modern English 12 Broadcasting the
nonstandard message