Acquisition and Variation in World Englishes: Bridging Paradigms and Rethinking Approaches

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Mirjam Schmalz Manuela Vida-Mannl

Acquisition and Variation in World Englishes

Bridging Paradigms and Rethinking Approaches

Mirjam Schmalz, Manuela Vida-Mannl, Sarah Buschfeld , Thorsten Brato

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De Gruyter Mouton
30 June 2025

Sociolinguistics; Psycholinguistics; Language acquisition; ELT: learning material & coursework

Series: Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]

This book is the first of its kind to provide an integrative look at World Englishes, (second) language acquisition, and sociolinguistics in a variety of contexts of English around the globe with a focus on the language of children and adolescents. It thus aims to bridge the paradigm gaps that have been identified between these approaches but have rarely been explored in greater detail.

The range of topics includes the areas of first and second language acquisition; sociolinguistic variation and awareness; language use and choice; family language policies; language attitudes and perception; modelling children’s and adolescents’ language in World Englishes; the role of child language acquisition in processes of language change; as well as methodologies of eliciting speech and writing from children and adolescents. The book combines qualitative and quantitative approaches and draws on psycholinguistic, corpus-linguistic, and ethnographic methodologies. What unites the contributions to the volume is that they all address the theoretical implications that a joint approach between World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition has, i.e. why it is fruitful and how it can contribute to a deeper understanding of the different research paradigms.

Edited by: Mirjam Schmalz, Manuela Vida-Mannl, Sarah Buschfeld, Thorsten Brato
Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9783112213803
ISBN 10: 3112213807
Series: Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA]
Pages: 389
Publication Date: 30 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Mirjam Schmalz, Univ. of Zurich; Manuela Vida-Mannl and Sarah Buschfeld, TU Dortmund Univ.; Thorsten Brato, Univ. of Regensburg.