Relational Strategies in World Englishes

Abstract

It has been firmly established that English no longer “belongs” merely to native. As one of the lingua francas growing fastest in both spread and importance, English now has a larger population using it as a second or third+ language than native speakers. With English already having a diverse range of native users (such as Commonwealth countries, including countries as diverse and dispersed as India, Cyprus, South Africa, New Zealand, Malaysia, Jamaica, Canada, and a large variety of other countries spanning the entire globe), even English among native users is far from homogenous and unified.