In:The Dynamics of English in Namibia: Perspectives on an emerging variety
Edited by Anne Schröder
[Varieties of English Around the World G65] 2021
► pp. vii–viii
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Published online: 10 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g65.toc
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Table of contents
AcknowledgementsIX
Chapter 1.The dynamics of English in Namibia: An introduction1
Anne Schröder
Part I.Setting the scene
Chapter 2.English in Namibia: A socio-historical account21
Gerald Stell
Part II.Communicative practices
Chapter 3.Voices from the post-independence classroom: Language use and attitudes towards English in Namibia45
Helene Steigertahl
Chapter 4.English and multilingual repertoires in healthcare: Communicative experiences of expatriate healthcare providers in
Windhoek63
Nelson Mlambo
Chapter 5.The linguistic landscape and soundscape of Windhoek83
Marion Schulte
Part III.Linguistic features
Chapter 6.The phonetics of Namibian English: Investigating vowels as local features in a global context111
Anne Schröder
Frederic Zähres
Alexander Kautzsch
Chapter 7.Broadcasting your variety: Namibian English(es) on YouTube135
Frederic Zähres
Chapter 8.The question of structural nativization in Namibian English: Some answers from extended uses of the progressive169
Sarah Buschfeld
Chapter 9.A variational pragmatic approach to responses to thanks in Namibian
English: From quantitative to qualitative analysis195
Anne Schröder
Klaus P. Schneider
Part IV.Literary creativity in Namibian English
Chapter 10.Namibian literature in English: An overview219
Kerstin Frank
Chapter 11.A land in transition: The representation of linguistic diversity in Joseph Diescho’s ‘Born
of the Sun’ and ‘Troubled Waters’241
Anne Schröder
Part V.Namibian English and beyond
Chapter 12.The dynamics of English in Namibia: A World Englishes perspective275
Edgar W. Schneider
Anne Schröder
Index299
