Who's Centric Now? The Present State of Post-Colonial Englishes

The fifteen chapters in this book are the papers from a
conference held at the Australian National University 17-29 October 1999.

The conference was hosted by the Australian National Dictionary
Centre, Oxford University Press, and the Humanities Research centre.

It brought together leading lexicographers from around the
world, including the Chief Editor (John Simpson) and Deputy Editor (Penny Silva)
of the Oxford English Dictionary.

A dominant theme of the papers is the future of regional
Englishes (Australian English, Indian English, Canadian English, etc.) in the context
of the increasing globalisation of English.

The countries which receive major emphasis are Australia,
Bangladesh, Canada, Fiji, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa.

The fifteen chapters in the book are the papers from a conference held at the Australian
National University 17-29 October 1999. The conference was hosted by the Australian
National Dictionary Centre, Oxford University Press, and the Humanities Research
centre. It brought together leading lexicographers from around the world, including
the Chief Editor (John Simpson) and Deputy Editor (Penny Silva) of the Oxford English
Dictionary.
A dominant theme of the papers is the future of regional
Englishes (Australian English, Indian English, Canadian English, etc.) in the context
of the increasing globalisation of English. Other issues covered include: the relationships
between English and other official languages, the relationships between English
and indigenous languages, language and national identity, the history of recording
regional Englishes in dictionaries, and the role of British and American English
as 'linguistic imperialists'.
The countries which receive major emphasis
are Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Fiji, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore,
and South Africa.