World Englishes and Cultural Linguistics

Theory and research

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2294091
AutoresFrank Polzenhagen (0000-0001-8476-4275, English Department University of Kaiserslautern‐Landau (RPTU in Landau) Landau Germany, autor de correspondencia), Hans‐georg Wolf (0000-0003-2429-769X, Institute for English and American Studies University of Potsdam Potsdam Germany), Denisa Latić (0000-0002-2946-332X, Institute for English and American Studies University of Potsdam Potsdam Germany), A Peters (0000-0001-9537-1901, Linguistics and Literary Studies University of Bremen Bremen Germany)
Año2024
Volumen43
Número3
Páginas360-378
Fecha de publicación2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorld Englishes (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/weng.12655
OpenAlexW4399383846
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas56

This article explores the evolution of Cultural Linguistics, its fusion with Cognitive Linguistics and Cognitive Sociolinguistics, and its application to the study of world Englishes, emphasising the cultural dimension of language and cognition. It investigates key theoretical concepts in Cultural Linguistics such as cultural categories, schemas, conceptualisations, keywords, models and scenarios as essential analytical tools for examining the interplay between thought, language and culture. Using examples from English varieties in sub-Saharan Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, India and Hong Kong, this article demonstrates how these conceptual phenomena interact at increasing levels of conceptual complexity. The discussion also distinguishes conceptual metaphor (and metonymy) from the somewhat problematic concept of 'cultural metaphor', previously used in some cultural-linguistic approaches to world Englishes. Finally, the article delves into Conceptual Blending Theory as a possible extension of Cultural Linguistics that synthesises diverse cultural knowledge to interpret culture-specific expressions in contemporary multilingual settings

Applied linguistics · Clinical linguistics · Ethnolinguistics · Linguistics · Media linguistics · Sociology · Theoretical linguistics · World Englishes · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy