Globalization, postcolonial Englishes, and the English language press in Kenya, Singapore, and Trinidad and Tobago

Eva Canan Hänsel · Dagmar Deuber

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Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistic Variation and Morphology

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ABSTRACT This paper analyzes online English‐language newspapers from the former British colonies of Kenya, Singapore, and Trinidad and Tobago with respect to Americanisms in spelling and vocabulary. The guiding question is whether the degree of Americanization can be related to the different degrees to which these countries participate in globalization. It is shown that the influence of American English is least pronounced in Kenya and most in Trinidad and Tobago, with Singapore in between, and that globalization is indeed a factor, but that other factors including official language attitudes play a role as well. The role of international news agencies in disseminating Americanisms is also considered and is found to be prominent mainly in the case of Singapore.

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