The dynamics of English in Namibia

Schröder, Anne

doi:10.1075/veaw.g65.01sch

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“…D'Angelo, p.c.). South Africa may be evolving into an epicentric model for less affluent and developed states in southern Africa, given that it has close political ties with Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia (where such linguistic impact has been incipiently shown ;Schröder, 2020). And finally, Jamaica as the largest and culturally most visible English-speaking nation in the region may influence other Caribbean varieties.…”

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Schneider

2022

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The present paper offers a fundamental discussion of constituent parameters and relevant issues associated with the concepts of pluricentricity and epicentres. It proposes an explicit division into a weak reading, highlighting the co‐existence of national varieties of languages, and a strong one, focusing on influence exerted by some varieties on others. Parameters which constitute epicentres include size and speaker numbers, geographical proximity, intensity of mutual relations, directionality of influence, and attitudinal factors. Methodologically, a fully convincing documentation of epicentral influence would call for diachronic data from both varieties in question, an investigation of detailed usage conditions of forms compared, and a plausible account of the potential for contact – though for now this seems very difficult to achieve. It is suggested that the perspective taken should not only encompass standard varieties and that the weak version of pluricentricity has strong roots in language attitudes and perception rather than production.

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The dynamics of English in Namibia

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