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The complex politics of English as a world language provides the backdrop both for linguistic studies of varieties of English around the world and for postcolonial literary criticism. The present volume offers contributions from linguists and literary scholars that explore this common ground in a spirit of open interdisciplinary dialogue. Leading authorities assess the state of the art to suggest directions for further research, with substantial case studies ranging over a wide variety of topics - from the legitimacy of language norms of lingua franca communication to the recognition of newer post-colonial varieties of English in the online OED. Four regional sections treat the Caribbean (including the diaspora), Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia and the Pacific Rim. Each section maintains a careful balance between linguistics and literature, and external and indigenous perspectives on issues. The book is the most balanced, complete and up-to-date treatment of the topic to date.

English language --- Sociolinguistics --- Anglais (langue) --- Langage --- Germanic languages --- Social aspects. --- Langue universelle --- Politique linguistique

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Standard English has evolved and developed in many ways over the past hundred years. From pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar, this concise survey clearly documents the recent history of Standard English. Drawing on large amounts of authentic corpus data, it shows how we can track ongoing changes to the language, and demonstrates each of the major developments that have taken place. As well as taking insights from a vast body of literature, Christian Mair presents the results of his own cutting-edge research, revealing some important changes which have not been previously documented. He concludes by exploring how social and cultural factors, such as the American influence on British English, have affected Standard English in recent times. Authoritative, informative and engaging, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in language change in progress, particularly those working on English, and will be welcomed by students, researchers and language teachers alike.

Historical linguistics --- English language --- Dialectology --- anno 1900-1999 --- taalverandering --- 802.0-024 --- 802.0-024 Modern Engels--(vanaf 16de eeuw) --- Modern Engels--(vanaf 16de eeuw) --- standaardtaal. --- taalverandering. --- Linguistic change --- Change, Linguistic --- Language change --- Language and languages --- Standardization --- Variation --- History --- Dialects --- Engelse taal --- geschiedenis. --- Standardization. --- Variation. --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics --- Germanic languages

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As a counterexample to unidirectionality in grammaticalization, Newmeyer (1998:270) cites the loss of second-person singular subject clitics, e.g., in hastou and wiltou, in 16th century English (Kroch et al. 1982). These forms are a common, albeit optional, feature of Middle English. Though full thou forms replace -tou/-tow clitics in Early Modern English, second-person plural enclitics, subject proclitics, and object enclitics attest to the continued viability of clisis. This paper argues that -tou/-tow is a reduced form, not a clitic, its disappearance being attributable to loss of a phonological rule, not decliticization. This change predates the replacement of thou by you, the non-expression of subjects in imperatives, and the spread of do in questions and is sudden rather than gradual.

English language --- Grammar --- Pragmatics --- Discourse analysis --- Corpus linguistics. --- Corpuslinguïstiek. --- Engelse taal --- Discourse analysis. --- Grammaticalization. --- discoursanalyse. --- discourse analysis. --- grammaticalisatie. --- 802.0-56 --- 802.0-56 Engels: syntaxis; semantiek --- Engels: syntaxis; semantiek --- Grammaticalization --- English Language --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- Germanic languages --- English language - Discourse analysis --- Discoursanalyse. --- Grammaticalisatie.

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