Although many different varieties of English have been spoken for several centuries, it is
only surprisingly recently that the field of study that has become to be known as World …

Designed for beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, this textbook
provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide …

Only a few centuries ago the English language consisted of a collection of dialects spoken
mainly by monolinguals and only within the shores of a small island. Now the English …

For the purposes of this article, Southeast Asia includes the following five countries:
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Apart from being members of …

As a field concerned with global dialect diversity, the study of World Englishes (hereinafter
WEs) falls naturally within the scope of sociolinguistics. Surprisingly, however, due to factors …

This chapter describes colonialism in the British Empire, also in the light of its European
background, and surveys the substantial long-term consequences this has had, both socio …

WL: Well, Sociolinguistic Patterns of 1972 is still current and particularly the chapter on the
study of language in its social context. Then there are the volumes on Principles of Linguistic …

It is impossible to make an accurate assessment of the number of people who use English in
today's world. It is possible to say, however, that English is spoken in more countries than …

While Asian Englishes such as Indian English, Malaysian English, Philippine English, and
Singapore English have gained wide acceptance in the past two decades, relatively little …

The paper summarizes the state of scholarly research in one of the most recent and most
stimulating branches of sociolinguistics. Criteria which help to show whether a variety (or an …