This article surveys current approaches to world Englishes (WE), provides a review of recent critiques of the world Englishes paradigm, and considers the ways in which the theorisation of world Englishes faces new challenges related to the effects of globalisation, as well as possible responses to such changes. This it does specifically by examining the sociolinguistic backgrounds and experienc...

In the beginning was the Word. Often quoted, these opening words from the Gospel according to John nonetheless show that the relationship between language and religion goes beyond intimacy to identity. Whether this is taken as a specific moment in the theorization of one religion, the culmination of a particular line of thinking, or a more general truth about how humans grasp the essence of the...

Abstract Negative attitudes of non-Singaporeans towards Singapore Colloquial English (SCE) are often used to support the “Speak Good Movement” in Singapore. This article examines spontaneous metalinguistic discourse about SCE an online Facebook group where Taiwanese migrants gather for mutual support. Based on idea that is mediated through social relation between interlocutors, this study revea...

The concepts of language variety and variation lie at the heart of the world Englishes enterprise, not least because many researchers in this field have identified their interests as the study of "varieties of English," "localized varieties of English," "non-native varieties of English," "second-language varieties of English," and "new varieties of English." The issue of linguistic variety is a...

the present study is an attempt to provide a current synopsis of world englishes within globalized communities, as well as theoretical and applied feasibility of global linguistic features of english as an international language (eil). to do so, first, three main reactions against the spread of english by scholars around the world are discussed. then, the possibility of describing and teaching ...

"Research Developments in World Englishes." Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2