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

Includes bibliographies and index.

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 -- 1. Introduction -- 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 -- References -- Part II. Communicative practices -- Chapter 3. Voices from the post-independence classroom: Language use and attitudes towards English in Namibia -- 1. Introduction -- 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 -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 4. English and multilingual repertoires in healthcare: Communicative experiences of expatriate healthcare providers in Windhoek -- 1. Introduction -- 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 -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 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 -- References -- Part III. Linguistic features -- Chapter 6. The phonetics of Namibian English: Investigating vowels as local features in a global context -- 1. Introduction -- 2. On the characteristics of Namibian English (NamE): A focus on vowels

"The English language as spoken in Namibia has virtually been overlooked in most textbooks, handbooks, and surveys of varieties of English around the world, or else has only been mentioned in passing. However, this variety of English has recently attracted the attention of several researchers and the present volume brings together most scholars actively involved in the research on English in Namibia from various linguistic fields to present their current research. It covers a wide range of linguistic issues, such as empirical analyses on various levels of linguistic description and use, as well as the application of diverse methodologies, from questionnaire surveys, sociolinguistic interviews and focus group discussions, to corpus linguistics, linguistic landscaping, and digital ethnography. Hence, this book represents the first comprehensive collection of articles and in-depth discussions of this new emerging variety, which contribute to putting this variety on the map of World Englishes but also to advancing general debates in the World Englishes paradigm"--

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