English in the Netherlands : functions, forms and attitudes / Alison Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Alison (Linguist), author.

Series:

Varieties of English around the world ; 56.

Varities of English around the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dutch language--Foreign words and phrases--English.

Dutch language.

English language--Netherlands.

English language.

Netherlands--Languages.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides the first comprehensive investigation of the Netherlands in the World Englishes paradigm. It explores the history of English contact, the present spread of English and attitudes towards English in the Netherlands. It describes the development and analysis of the Corpus of Dutch English, the first Expanding Circle corpus based on the design of the International Corpus of English. In addition, it investigates the applicability of Schneider’s (2003, 2007) Dynamic Model, concluding that this and other such models need to move away from a colonisation-driven approach and towards a globalisation-driven one to explain the continued spread and evolution of English today. The volume will be highly relevant to researchers interested in the status and use of English in the Netherlands. More broadly, it provides a timely contribution to the debate on the relevance of the World Englishes framework for non-native, non-postcolonial settings such as Continental Europe.

Contents:

English in the Netherlands; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Modelling English around the world ; 1.1.1 Static models: The tripartite distinction and the Three Circles ; 1.1.2 Developmental models: the Dynamic Model ; 1.2 Expanding Circle Europe ; 1.3 The case of the Netherlands ; 1.4 Research questions ; 1.5 Methodological framework ; 1.6 Outline of the book ; 2. The functions of English in the Netherlands; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 History of contact: The Netherlands and its languages

2.3 Education 2.3.1 Primary education ; 2.3.2 Secondary education ; 2.3.3 Higher education ; 2.4 Science and research ; 2.5 Commerce ; 2.5.1 Business ; 2.5.2 Advertising ; 2.6 Public administration and governance ; 2.6.1 Language policy ; 2.6.2 Internal government communications ; 2.6.3 Government communications abroad ; 2.7 Media ; 2.7.1 Television and film ; 2.7.2 Music and radio ; 2.7.3 Computers and the internet ; 2.7.4 Print media ; 2.8 Discussion ; 2.8.1 Spread of bilingualism ; 2.8.2 Expansion in function ; 2.9 Summary and conclusion

3. Attitudes towards English in the Netherlands and 'Dutch English'3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Background and context ; 3.2.1 Learning English ; 3.2.2 Using English ; 3.2.3 Perceived competence ; 3.2.4 Models and varieties of English ; 3.2.5 Status of English and Dutch ; 3.3 Methodology ; 3.3.1 Questionnaire ; 3.3.2 Sampling and data collection ; 3.3.3 Respondents ; 3.4 Results ; 3.4.1 Learning English ; 3.4.2 Using English ; 3.4.3 Perceived competence ; 3.4.4 Models and varieties of English ; 3.4.5 Status of English and Dutch ; 3.4.6 Three groups: instrumental, anglophile and anti-English

3.5 Discussion 3.5.1 Learning English ; 3.5.2 Using English ; 3.5.3 Perceived competence ; 3.5.4 Models and varieties of English ; 3.5.5 Status of English and Dutch ; 3.5.6 Three groups: Instrumental, anglophile and anti-English ; 3.6 Summary and conclusion ; 4. The forms of English in the Netherlands: A corpus study; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Potential features of Dutch English ; 4.3 The Corpus of Dutch English ; 4.3.1 Data collection ; 4.3.2 Inclusion criteria and other variables ; 4.3.3 Contributors ; 4.3.4 Text sampling ; 4.3.5 Building the corpus

4.4 Progressive aspect I: Comparative corpus analysis 4.4.1 The progressive aspect ; 4.4.2 Research questions and expectations ; 4.4.3 Data and methods ; 4.4.4 Results ; 4.4.5 Discussion ; 4.5 Progressive aspect II: Acceptability study ; 4.5.1 Expectations ; 4.5.2 Data and methods ; 4.5.3 Results ; 4.5.4 Discussion ; 4.6 Summary and conclusion ; 5. The Dynamic Model and the Netherlands; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Phase 1: Foundation, c. 1500-1945 ; 5.2.1 Historical/political background ; 5.2.2 Identity constructions ; 5.2.3 Sociolinguistic conditions ; 5.2.4 Linguistic effects; 5.3 Phase 2: Exonormative stabilisation, 1945-1993

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 22, 2016).