The dynamics of English in Namibia : perspectives on an emerging variety / edited by Anne Schröder, Bielefeld University.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schröder, Anne, editor.

John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Series:

Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 65.

Varieties of English around the world (VEAW), 0172-7362 ; volume G65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Namia.

English language--Variation--Namibia.

English language--Variation.

English language.

Namibia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 305 pages) : color illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

The Dynamics of English in Namibia

Editorial page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. The dynamics of English in Namibia: An introduction

1. Introduction

2. Background information on Namibia

2.1 Geography and demography

2.2 Linguistic situation

2.3 Historical background

3. The genesis and contents of the present volume

3.1 The beginnings

3.2 The articles of this volume

3.3 A final note on labelling English in Namibia/Namibian English(es)

References

Part I. Setting the scene

Chapter 2. English in Namibia: A socio-historical account

2. Namibia's sociolinguistic landscape from early colonial times to the transition period (1978): Early presence of English

3. The transition period and Namibia's new English-only language policy

4. English in Namibia today

5. Conclusion

Part II. Communicative practices

Chapter 3. Voices from the post-independence classroom: Language use and attitudes towards English in Namibia

2. Namibia's educational policy

3. Data collection and methodology

3.1 Questionnaires and interviews

3.2 Participants

3.3 Settings

3.4 Data collection and analysis

4. Language use and attitudes

4.1 Learning English

4.2 Medium of instruction

4.3 Problems with English

4.4 Proposed solutions?

4.5 Summary and discussion

5. Conclusions

Appendix

Chapter 4. English and multilingual repertoires in healthcare: Communicative experiences of expatriate healthcare providers in Windhoek

2. The use of English and multilingual repertoires in healthcare

3. Research design and methodology

4. Findings of the study

4.1 Linguistic biographies and repertoires of HCPs in Windhoek

4.2 Knowledge and use of languages including English

4.3 Sex, age, and employment history

4.4 Age and place of language acquisition of HCPs in Windhoek

4.5 Language in the work place

4.6 Linguistic and communicative practices established by HCPs to facilitate the provision of quality healthcare

5. Summary and conclusion

Appendix. HCPs' linguistic repertoires

Chapter 5. The linguistic landscape and soundscape of Windhoek

1. Introduction

2. Public language use in Namibia

2.1 Previous linguistic studies

2.2 Language policy and census data

3. Linguistic landscaping

4. Language use in Windhoek

4.1 Data and methodology

4.2 The linguistic landscape of Windhoek

4.3 The linguistic soundscape of Windhoek

5. Discussion and conclusion

Part III. Linguistic features

Chapter 6. The phonetics of Namibian English: Investigating vowels as local features in a global context

2. On the characteristics of Namibian English (NamE): A focus on vowels

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version: Dynamics of English in Namibia

ISBN:

9789027259677

9027259674

Publisher Number:

40030692383

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