Gardy Stein

List of John Benjamins publications in which Gardy Stein is involved.

Title

World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies

Edited by Peter Siemund, Gardy Stein and Manuela Vida-Mannl

World Englishes coexist and interact with local languages in multilingual ecologies. Multilingual speakers use the languages in their ecologies for different functions, with different interlocutors, and at different proficiency levels. Attitudinal responses to the languages vary. Speaker groups are… read more

[Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity, 9] 2025. xii, 406 pp. | open access

Articles

Stein, Gardy 2026 The contribution of reggae music to environmental awareness and well-being: An analysis of lyrics and their impact on listeners Journal of Language and Pop Culture 2:1, pp. 54–82 | Article

This article explores the contribution of reggae music to environmental awareness and well-being. It is a case study of four reggae artists who use their reach to circulate messages of socio-political criticism and the need for environmental protection. Specifically, it answers the questions how… read more

Stein, Gardy 2025 Chapter 4. English in the multilingual ecology of anglophone and francophone Cameroon World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies, Siemund, Peter, Gardy Stein and Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.), pp. 64–90 | Chapter

Even in comparison to the extensive multilingualism on the African continent, the linguistic ecology of Cameroon is special. In addition to a vast diversity of indigenous languages, it has two official languages, English and French, the lingua franca Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE), and the… read more

Vida-Mannl, Manuela, Gardy Stein and Peter Siemund 2025 Investigating World Englishes in their local multilingual ecologies: An introduction World Englishes in their Local Multilingual Ecologies, Siemund, Peter, Gardy Stein and Manuela Vida-Mannl (eds.), pp. 1–9 | Chapter