Edgar W Schneider

Biographic Data

ID649631
NAMEEdgar W Schneider
GIVEN NAMESEdgar W
FAMILY NAMESchneider
SIGNATURESCHNEIDER E W
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Regensburg
ORCID0000-0002-8691-8765
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS69
TOTAL CITATIONS204
AUTHOR COUNT60
EDITOR COUNT9
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1982
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX7

  • Worldwide Perspectives on English Usage: Into the Third Millennium

    Open AccessDon Chapman, Stefan Dollinger et al.BOOKWorldwide Perspectives on English…2026

    The study of English usage has to take account of changes in grammar, word choice and nuances of communication. In recent decades, developments in linguistic methodologies have catalysed modifications In our approach to linguistic variation, with perspectives changing from a primarily prescriptive to a more descriptive approach. Bringing together contributions from a team of distinguished scholars, this book explores sociolinguistic and structura…

  • The Dynamic Model of Postcolonial English

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderCHAPTEREncyclopedia of Applied Linguistics2026

    The “Dynamic Model of the evolution of Postcolonial Englishes” is a theoretical framework to account for and explain structural and sociolinguistic similarities observed in the evolution of new varieties of English that have emerged around the globe, spanning many continents and time periods. This article describes the model's core assumptions and components. It assumes a prototypical evolutionary scenario with new varieties evolving over long ti…

  • All Things New in Singapore: On creativity, complexity, and usage associations in Englishes

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish Today2023

    In January 2021, Singapore's national performing arts center ‘Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’, known especially for the high-quality acoustics of its concert hall, ran a special program called ‘All Things New’, featuring concerts and other art performances. It was advertised on location (see Figure 1), by a leaflet (Figure 2), and in a one-minute video ( https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/all-things-new/2021 ) also shared on YouTube …

  • Obituary: Manfred Görlach (1937–2023)

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish World-Wide A Journal of…2023References: 5

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  • Lexicosemantic diffusion in World Englishes: Variable Meaning–form Relations in Prospective Verbs

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish Language and Linguistics2023Cited by: 1References: 1

    This article suggests that in the investigation of World Englishes, which has tended to focus on syntactic, phonological and lexical preferences, the analysis of shifts in word meanings (and meaning–form relations in lexical items) needs to be incorporated. Exemplary small-scale studies show that in polysemic words certain varieties come to prefer specific meanings, and in word fields some varieties begin to prefer certain forms over others. Base…

  • Parameters of epicentral status

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEWorld Englishes2022References: 2

    The present paper offers a fundamental discussion of constituent parameters and relevant issues associated with the concepts of pluricentricity and epicentres. It proposes an explicit division into a weak reading, highlighting the co‐existence of national varieties of languages, and a strong one, focusing on influence exerted by some varieties on others. Parameters which constitute epicentres include size and speaker numbers, geographical proximi…

  • World Englishes at the Grassroots

    Christiane Meierkord, Edgar W SchneiderBOOKWorld Englishes at the Grassroots2021

  • A Handbook of Varieties of English: A Multimedia Reference Tool. Volume 1: Phonology. Volume 2: Morphology and Syntax

    K Burridge, Rajend Mesthrie et al.BOOKHandbook of Varieties of English…2020

    The Handbook ‚Varieties of English‘ is by far the most thorough reference work on phonology and the first-ever comprehensive overview of the morphology and syntax of varieties of English in the world. Survey Articles The books feature descriptive survey articles that are authored by widely acclaimed specialists in the field and that cover all main national standard varieties, distinctive regional, ethnic, and social varieties, major contact varie…

  • Remembering Tom McArthur

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish Today2020

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  • The linguistic consequences of Brexit? No reason to get excited

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEWorld Englishes2017

  • Grassroots Englishes in tourism interactions: How many speakers acquire ‘grassroots English’ in direct interactions, and what this may mean to them, and perhaps to linguists

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish Today2016

    The world is shrinking – globalization has been one of the main forces transforming today's life patterns. One of its manifestations, one that has proliferated substantially to what was customary just a few decades ago, is global travel, in various forms and for various purposes – and one of the most important ones of these purposes is tourism. The opportunity and the infrastructure to travel to interesting places pretty much anywhere fairly easi…

  • Hybrid Englishes: An exploratory survey

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEWorld Englishes2016Cited by: 9References: 58

    One of the most striking findings when comparing the ecologies of world Englishes is the amount of language mixing and the number of truly mixed (hybrid) varieties involving Englishes. The formula X [language name] + English has produced blends in many different countries, like Taglish, Singlish, Hinglish, Chinglish, Japlish, Denglisch, Finglish, etc. Others include 'mix-mix' in Hong Kong, Sheng in Kenya, or Camfranglais in Cameroon, or lack a co…

  • Asian Englishes – into the future: A bird’s eye view

    Edgar W SchneiderARTICLEAsian Englishes2014

    Late in the last millennium a series of conferences was organized (and volumes were published subsequently) with the programmatic title ‘English Is an Asian Language’ (cf. e.g. Bautista, 1997; Hali

  • The times they are a-changin’ — and so are the editors of EWW

    Edgar W Schneider, Marianne Hundt et al.ARTICLEEnglish World-Wide A Journal of…2014Cited by: 1References: 9

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  • New reflections on the evolutionary dynamics of world Englishes

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEWorld Englishes2014Cited by: 40References: 68

    The ongoing expansion and diversification of English, especially in the Expanding Circle, calls for a comparative analysis of these processes and a deepened theoretical understanding of this dynamism. A key question asked in this paper is whether or to what extent the 'Dynamic Model' of the evolution of Postcolonial Englishes is able to explain these processes and can be applied to Extending Circle countries as well. A decade after its first infl…

  • Leisure-activity ESP as a special case of ELF: The example of scuba diving English

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish Today2013

    It is well known that native speakers of English around the globe are by far outnumbered today by speakers of English as a second or as a foreign language (Crystal, 2008). English is thus regularly used as a lingua franca, i.e. an intermediary language used between speakers of various linguistic backgrounds, for transnational and intercultural communication in many domains of life (such as business, diplomacy, higher education, tourism, etc.). Th…

  • Editor’s report 2007–2012

    Edgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish World-Wide A Journal of…2012

    This article describes editorial activities in the selection and handling of contributions to English World-Wide , covering the five-year period of 2007 to 2012. Continuing earlier descriptions along these lines, it summarizes editiorial procedures from submission to publication. Furthermore, it categorizes submissions by the world regions and topics which they cover, and thus attempts to uncover trends of ongoing developments in the field

  • Celebrating Tom's century – 100 issues of English Today

    Open AccessJohn Algeo, Richard W Bailey et al.ARTICLEEnglish Today2009

    On the occasion of the 100th issue of English Today , scholars from around the world were invited to send their thoughts. Excerpts from messages received up to September 6th, 2009 are presented here

  • The Pacific and Australasia

    Bernd Kortmann, Edgar W Schneider et al.BOOKPacific and Australasia2008

    This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken in the Pacific and Australasia, including regional, social and ethnic dicalects (such as New Zealand, Australian Vernacular, or Maori English) as well as pidgins and creoles (such as Tok Pisin, Hawaii Creole, or Kriol in Australia). The chapters, written by widely acclaimed specialists, provide concise and comprehensive information on the phonological, morphological and synt…

  • The Americas and the Caribbean

    Kate Burridge, Bernd Kortmann et al.BOOKAmericas and the Caribbean2008

    This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken in the Americas and the Caribbean, including regional, social and ethnic dialects (such as Southern US, Canadian or Chicano English) as well as Caribbean creoles from the Bahamas to Suriname. The chapters, written by widely acclaimed specialists, provide concise and comprehensive information on the phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics of each variety dis…

  • Michael Montgomery. 2006. From Ulster to America. The Scotch-Irish Heritage of American English

    Edgar W SchneiderARTICLEEnglish World-Wide A Journal of…2008

  • Handbook of Varieties of English: A Multimedia Reference Tool. Volume 1 : Phonology. Volume 2

    Bernd Kortmann, Clive Upton et al.BOOKHandbook of Varieties of English…2008

  • Americas and the Caribbean

    Edgar W SchneiderBOOKAmericas and the Caribbean2008

  • Accommodation versus identity? A response to Trudgill

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLELanguage in Society2008Cited by: 8

    Peter Trudgill's essay raises important issues, some of which are uncontroversial while others are less convincing, partly because of a narrow concept of identity and partly because of an infelicitous choice of case studies. For him, the denial of identity seems axiomatic, while I suggest that what his criticism boils down to is the relationship between accommodation and identity, and the question of when and how identity as a social concept is e…

  • Invited Response to Jock Wong

    Open AccessEdgar W SchneiderARTICLELanguage in Society2008

    First, I would like to thank Dr. Wong for his insightful and supportive review of my book. At the same time, I am grateful to the editor for being given an opportunity to clarify a few minor points of disagreement