{"product_id":"9780230206656","title":"The Relocation of English: Shifting Paradigms in a Global Era","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish has begun to relocate away from its 'birthplace' centuries ago, and this is something that has attracted a great deal of academic interest in the last 50 years. Many questions have been posed:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow is the English language changing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich and how many varieties have emerged?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are their forms and functions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there are many equal varieties of English, which models should people learn and use?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe general predicament is that a paradigm shift is needed that would challenge the superiority of certain varieties of English, of the 'native speaker' and of so-called 'standard English'. Mario Saraceni shows that while these ideas have been widely accepted in academia, they are still alien in the public discourse. He suggests that we should take a fresh look at the relocation of English, abandon our concerns about the forms of English and begin to think of the ways in which this global language becomes a tool of ideological re-balance of the world and how its relocation in our minds is more significant than its grammar, its vocabulary and its phonology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009233436912,"sku":"9780230206656","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780230206656_p0.jpg?v=1763675148","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780230206656","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}