{"product_id":"whose-language-is-english-hardcover","title":"Whose Language Is English? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJieun Kiaer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating new account of the English language, from British colonialism to the age of social media, emphasizing dynamism and democratization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whose language is English? Although we often think of it as native to one place, today there are many Englishes. About seventy-five countries are now using English as their official or first language, and the number of people speaking it around the world continues to rise. But the makeup of the English-speaking population is changing. The proportion of speakers for whom English is a first language, for instance, is decreasing, due to the explosion in popularity of English as a second language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this ambitious book, Jieun Kiaer explores the lives of English words in the twenty-first century, when the creation and use of language has become an increasingly dynamic, interactive, and diverse process in which ordinary people have taken leading roles--offering such coinages as \"flexitarian,\" \"MeToo,\" \"glow up,\" and \"shitizen\" to \"No sabo kids\" and beyond. As English language grows ever more diverse, Kiaer believes, we need a paradigm shift. We must acknowledge that all varieties of English are languages in their own right when they are used by a community of speakers. English is a language that belongs to everyone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Considering the effects of social media, the Covid-19 pandemic, virtual work, globalization, and artificial intelligence, Kiaer paints a compelling portrait of a diffuse, rapidly evolving language characterized by creativity and democratization.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJieun Kiaer\u003c\/b\u003e is YBM KF Professor of Korean Linguistics at the University of Oxford and senior research fellow at Hertford College, Oxford. Her books include \u003ci\u003eTranslingual Words: An East Asian Lexical Encounter with English\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDelicious Words: East Asian Food Words in English\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752431354144,"sku":"9780300264050","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/52d9bd99a5514d8232cd4419c0a724f5.webp?v=1779995702","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/whose-language-is-english-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}