21st century language policy in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

[摘要] Language rise models continue to play a role in world Englishes research but their potential to consider agency has not yet been applied in a complete manner. Existing research situates colonialism as the more salient variable in language rise but this assessment needs reviewing in order to determine its suitability for 21st century language policy. Language policy studies have centred around the activities of postcolonial nations in Asia; as such, the Caribbean is under-researched in comparison to these nations. This study addresses language attitudes in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to identify if agency plays a role in the rise of the English language and to challenge the out-dated view that language rise, in modern day, is a result of colonialism.

[发布机构] University:University of Birmingham;Department:School of English, Drama and Creative Studies, Department of English Language and Linguistics

[关键词] P Language and Literature;P Philology. Linguistics