The World Englishes Paradigm

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Review of Related Literature The World Englishes Paradigm Since the spread of English is non-stop, and the “native-non-native” dichotomy has to end, Kachru (1985) developed the three concentric circles which best represent the current realities of the English with clear bases on culture and linguistic contexts of English in many countries. The inclusivity and pluricentricity in approaches to studying English worldwide bring about the “world Englishes paradigm.” They not only directed the spotlight on the national and regional varieties but extensively study other related topics such as: contact linguistics, creative writing, critical linguistics, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, lexicography, pedagogy, pidgin and creole studies and the sociology of language (Bolton, 2002a). It is important to note the discussions in many beginning literature of “world English” versus “world Englishes”. The world English established itself as “localized” or “new” English through the “outside” pressure of American English through the English speaking world for this is the “force that provides the words which are present globally in international English and which are usually conveyed around the world by the media” (Butler, 1997: 107). On the other hand, at the level of world Englishes is the “purely local – the wellspring of local culture and a sense of identity” (p. 109). Moreover, Quirk et al., (1972) attempted to explore varieties of English which aimed to differentiate the “common core” of the language from such classes of variety as “regional,” “educational,” “social,” as well as varieties according to “subject matter,” “medium,” “attitude,” and “interference” (pp. 13-32). He further argued in his essay: “English is not the prerogative or possession of the English… Acknowledging this must – as a corollary- involve our questioning the property of claiming
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