World Englishes and Social Media: Platforms, Variation, and Meta-Discourse

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Sofia Rüdiger (FU Berlin, Germany) Sven Leuckert (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

World Englishes and Social Media

Platforms, Variation, and Meta-Discourse

Sofia Rüdiger (FU Berlin, Germany), Sven Leuckert (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany), Jakob R. E. Leimgruber (University of Regensburg, Germany)

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Bloomsbury Academic
18 September 2025

Sociolinguistics; Semantics; Communication studies

Series: Bloomsbury Advances in World Englishes

As social media keeps changing, so does the representation of World Englishes across the wide range of platforms available. This edited volume explores the different varieties of English on various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and YouTube.

Social media platforms showcase an ever-increasing diversity in languages and varieties of languages used on them. Divided into three parts, the book focuses in turn on language variation in digital contexts, identities and social meaning making, and metalinguistic commentary, and ends with a discussion chapter providing an overview of World Englishes and social media. Investigating these areas in detail, the book covers a wealth of topics, including ethical questions and research methodology, linguistic features and creativity, and meta-discourse. By offering up-to-date coverage of English use across different platforms, it provides an in-depth insight into the dynamic space of language variation online.

Edited by: Sofia Rüdiger (FU Berlin Germany), Sven Leuckert (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany), Jakob R. E. Leimgruber (University of Regensburg, Germany)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350421417
ISBN 10: 1350421413
Series: Bloomsbury Advances in World Englishes
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors 1. Englishes Online and Online Englishes, Sven Leuckert (TU Dresden, Germany), Sofia Rüdiger (University of Bayreuth, Germany), Jakob R. E. Leimgruber (University of Regensburg, Germany) Part I: Language Variation in Digital Contexts 2. Functional Expansion and Syntactic Change in Colloquial Singapore English Is It, Mie Hiramoto (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Jakob R. E. Leimgruber (University of Regensburg, Germany), Jun Jie Lim (University of California San Diego, US), Mohamed Hafiz (National University of Singapore, Singapore) 3. A Dynamic Perspective on Diasporic Social Media Communication, Axel Bohmann (University of Freiburg, Germany), Fatlum Sadiku (University of Freiburg, Germany), Panagiota Papavasileiou (University of Freiburg, Germany) Part II: Identities and Social Meaning Making 4. Global Englishes in Skateboarding: A Case Study of Margielyn Didal’s Multilingual Instagram Persona, Michael Westphal (Kiel University, Germany) 5. Don’t Jack*** the Thing: Language Use and Political Discontent by Trinidadian TikTokers, Guyanne Wilson (University College London, UK) 6. International Tourism in Cuba and Croatia: Investigating English Language Use on Social Media, Manuela Vida-Mannl (TU Dortmund, Germany) 7. Embrace (Y)our Dialect Cuz T’Iz We Own Ting: A Blended (Meta)analysis of Linguistic Identity Construction in a Caribbean Instagram Dictionary, Wiebke H. Ahlers (TU Dortmund, Germany) Part III: Metalinguistic Commentary 8. “Asian Accent is Awesome”: Valuing Englishes on YouTube, Sofia Rüdiger (University of Bayreuth, Germany) and Sven Leuckert (TU Dresden, Germany) 9. Disputing Language Policing: Normalizing “Poor” English in Defensive Metalinguistic Commentaries, Vincent Wai Sum Tse (Monash University, Australia), and Andre Joseph Theng (University of Edinburgh, UK) Part IV: Discussion 10. 1. Rethinking World Englishes in the Age of Social Media, Andrew Moody (University of Macau, China) References Index

Sofia Rüdiger is Guest Professor for Applied English Linguistics at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. Sven Leuckert is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Jakob R. E. Leimgruber is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

Reviews for World Englishes and Social Media: Platforms, Variation, and Meta-Discourse

This volume deals with a topic that is long overdue: the manifestations of Englishes online. What makes this collection remarkable is how it foregrounds a number of methodological and conceptual issues, issues that have ramifications also for the study of World Englishes offline. * Lionel Wee, Provost’s Chair Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore * This valuable collection of writings will become an elucidating and helpful part of a growing body of work, whose discoveries are much needed in the digital era we live in. * Patricia Friedrich, PhD, Vice Provost and Professor, Arizona State University, USA * This book offers an exciting and important exploration of English on social media. Examining diverse platforms and contexts, it provides fresh insights into linguistic features, linguistic identity, metapragmatics and meaning-making beyond national boundaries. A groundbreaking contribution to understanding language in a globally connected digital world. * Britta Schneider, European University Viadrina, Germany *