News across Five Continents - Newspaper Language in the Context of Regional and Functional Variation - Jennifer Fest
2. Varieties of English - Concepts and Previous Work
News across Five Continents - Newspaper Language in the Context of Regional and Functional Variation - Jennifer Fest
Jennifer Fest [+]
RWTH Aachen University
Jennifer Fest graduated in linguistics from RWTH Aachen University.
Description
Chapter 2 gives an overview of previous research in the field of English as a global language, involving both established concepts and outdated or rejected ones. It compares different taxonomies, categorisations, and definitions, and establishes the terminology and theoretical assumptions used in this volume. Furthermore, it describes the development of the English varieties spoken in Kenya and Hong Kong and puts them in their historical as well as current socio-political contexts.