1. Introduction and basic concepts.
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World Englishes. Colonialism, postcolonialism and diasporas. English v. english.
Accent, bilingualism, creole, dialect, diglossia, idiolect, jargon, lingua franca, pidgin, register, slang, etc.
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2. English at the center of the Empire. |
The Queen’s English. BBC English. Standard British English as dialect. London varieties, Scottish English, Wenglish, North of England, South of England, the Midlands. |
3. English in the Americas. American englishes. |
General American English, African-American English, Canadian English, Chicano English, Louisiana creole, Caribbean English. |
4. English in Africa. |
Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, South Africa. |
6. Other English varieties. |
English according to gender, class, age, ethnicity, and profession. |