Eish But Is It English

Author : Rajend Mesthrie
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1770223932
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eish, but is it English? written by Rajend Mesthrie and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What makes South African English different? Have you ever wondered where the words ‘gogga’, ‘tsotsi’ and ‘larney’ come from? Did you know that the first sentence uttered by a South African in English may have been spoken by a Khoikhoi man in 1613? South African English is unique and is made up of several varieties. This entertaining and informative book looks at the forms of English spoken here, where they come from and how they fit into the spectrum of world Englishes. Humorous and engaging, it is packed with common expressions, slang, grammatical variations and distinctive South African words and phrases, including ‘just now’, ‘busy waiting’ and, of course, ‘eish’. The book explores the influence of Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and other languages on English as it is spoken in the diverse context of South Africa. It considers the social implications of language, questions notions of correctness and incorrectness, and celebrates South African English for its innovations and expressiveness. Eish, but is it English? is a book for everyone who is interested in the way we use language and make it our own. "

Author : Raymond Hickey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108425348
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English in Multilingual South Africa written by Raymond Hickey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative and insightful exploration of varieties of English in contemporary South Africa.

Author : Urszula Clark
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135904804
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Identity in Englishes written by Urszula Clark and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language and Identity in Englishes examines the core issues and debates surrounding the relationship between English, language and identity. Drawing on a range of international examples from the UK, US, China and India, Clark uses both cutting-edge fieldwork and her own original research to give a comprehensive account of the study of language and identity. Key features include: Discussion of language in relation to various aspects of identity, such as those connected with nation and region, as well as in relation to social aspects such as social class and race. A chapter on undertaking research that will equip students with appropriate research methods for their own projects An analysis of language and identity within the context of written as well as spoken texts With its accessible structure, international scope and the inclusion of leading research in the area, this book is ideal for any student taking modules in language and identity or sociolinguistics.

Author : Suresh Canagarajah
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317624343
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Language written by Suresh Canagarajah and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Language is the first comprehensive survey of this area, exploring language and human mobility in today’s globalised world. This key reference brings together a range of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives, drawing on subjects such as migration studies, geography, philosophy, sociology and anthropology. Featuring over 30 chapters written by leading experts from around the world, this book: Examines how basic constructs such as community, place, language, diversity, identity, nation-state, and social stratification are being retheorized in the context of human mobility; Analyses the impact of the ‘mobility turn’ on language use, including the parallel ‘multilingual turn’ and translanguaging; Discusses the migration of skilled and unskilled workers, different forms of displacement, and new superdiverse and diaspora communities; Explores new research orientations and methodologies, such as mobile and participatory research, multi-sited ethnography, and the mixing of research methods; Investigates the place of language in citizenship, educational policies, employment and social services. The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Language is essential reading for those with an interest in migration studies, language policy, sociolinguistic research and development studies.

Author : Sarah Buschfeld
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027269416
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Englishes written by Sarah Buschfeld and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-part volume provides a collection of 27 linguistic studies and contributions that shed light on the evolution of different Englishes world-wide (varieties, learner Englishes, dialects, creoles) from a broad spectrum of different perspectives, including both synchronic and diachronic approaches. What makes the volume unique is that it is the first-ever contribution to the field which includes a section exclusively commited towards testing, discussing and refining Schneider’s (2007) Dynamic Model against recent realities of English world-wide (Part 1). These realities include a wide variety of case studies ranging from regions (socio)linguistically as diverse as South Africa, the Phillipines, Cyprus or Germany. Part 2 goes beyond the Dynamic Model and offers both empirical and theoretical perspectives on the evolution of World Englishes. In doing so, it provides contributions with a theoretical focus on the topic as well as cross-varietal accounts; it sheds light on individual Englishes from different geographical regions and offers new perspectives on “old” varieties.

Author : Carli Coetzee
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1868147797
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accented Futures written by Carli Coetzee and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wonderfully original, intensely personal yet deeply analytical work, Carli Coetzee argues that difference and disagreement can be forms of activism to bring about social change, inside and outside the teaching environment. Since it is not the student alone who needs to be transformed, she proposes a model of teaching that is insistent on the teacher’s scholarship as a tool for hearing the many voices and accents in the South African classroom. For Coetzee, ‘accentedness’ is a description for actively working towards the ending of apartheid by being aware of the legacies of the past, without attempting to empty out or gloss over the conflicts and violence that may exist under the surface. In the broad context of education, ‘accent’ can be an accent of speech; an attitude; a stance against being ‘understood’; yet a way of teaching that requires teacher and pupil to understand each other’s contexts. This is a book about the relationships created by the use of language to convey knowledge, particularly in translation. The ideas it presents are evocative, thought-provoking and challenging at times. Accented Futures makes a significant and important contribution to research on identity in post-apartheid South Africa as well as to the fields of education and translation studies.

Author : Kimberly Burge
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393248259
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu written by Kimberly Burge and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A creative writing group unites and inspires girls of the first South African generation “born free.” Born into post-apartheid South Africa, the young women of the townships around Cape Town still face daunting challenges. Their families and communities have been ravaged by poverty, violence, sexual abuse, and AIDS. Yet, as Kimberly Burge discovered when she set up a writing group in the township of Gugulethu, the spirit of these girls outshines their circumstances. Girls such as irrepressible Annasuena, whose late mother was one of South Africa’s most celebrated singers; bubbly Sharon, already career-bound; and shy Ntombi, determined to finish high school and pursue further studies, find reassurance and courage in writing. Together they also find temporary escape from the travails of their lives, anxieties beyond boyfriends and futures: for some of them, worries that include HIV medication regimens, conflicts with indifferent guardians, struggles with depression. Driven by a desire to claim their own voices and define themselves, their writing in the group Amazw’Entombi, “Voices of the Girls,” provides a lodestar for what freedom might mean.

Author : Johann Ebers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.2J/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Hand-dictionary of the English Language for the Germans and of the German Language for Englishmen written by Johann Ebers and published by . This book was released on 1802 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Johann EBERS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1560 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A new hand-dictionary of the English language for the Germans and of the German language for Englishmen, etc.-Neues Hand-Wörterbuch der Englischen Sprache, etc written by Johann EBERS and published by . This book was released on 1802 with total page 1560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alexander John Ellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Early English Pronunciation written by Alexander John Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: