TY  - BOOK
AU  - Helene Steigertahl
PY  - 2020
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783631800089
TI  - English(es) in Post-Independence Namibia
T2  - An Investigation of Variety Status and Its Implications for English Language Teaching
DO  - 10.3726/b16063
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1057405
N2  - This volume contributes to the fields of World Englishes, English Language Teaching and Second Language Acquisition, assessing the English(es) spoken in post-Independence Namibia beyond variety status. Based on questionnaires and corpus analysis, the author analyzes morphosyntactical structures, language use and attitudes towards English(es) in comparison to home languages. She gives new insights into the structure of spoken language and potential varieties of English in particular. Focus is put on a geographical area that only recently attracted increasing attention in the field of World Englishes. The author’s work can be regarded as an attempt to bridge several aspects of the frequently discussed «paradigm gap» between World Englishes and Second Language Acquisition studies.
KW  - African English(es), educational policy, morphosyntax, language attitudes, mother-tongue education, World Englishes
LA  - English
ER  -