Elizabeth Peterson

Making Sense of "Bad English"

An Introduction to Language Attitudes and Ideologies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Making Sense of "Bad English" is an accessible introduction to attitudes and ideologies towards the use of English around the world. The book provides an engaging and thought-provoking overview of this topic and is essential reading for any student studying sociolinguistics within a global setting.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 159mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781138237476
• ISBN-10: 1138237477
• Artikelnr.: 55365150

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Peterson is an Associate Professor at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Rationale for this book
Terminology used in this book
Introduction to Part 1: Making sense of "Bad English"
Chapter 1. English speakers in outer-circle and expanding-circle settings
Chapter 2: Where does "Good English" come from, and what does it have to do with Santa Claus?
Chapter 3. "Bad" English in inner-circle settings
Chapter 4. How "Bad English" works against us: linguistic discrimination in the USA
Chapter 5: Why does "Bad English" still exist?
Introduction to Part 2
Chapter 6: Acquisition of English as a mother tongue
Chapter 7: African American English
Chapter 8. Competing explanations for linguistic features in the outer circle
Chapter 9: English as a lingua franca
Summary of Part 2
Chapter 10. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index.