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Peer reviewedNelson, Cecil L. – World Englishes, 1988
Describes the use of English in literature written by nonnative speakers. These "new-English" authors present new elements and structures within a matrix of internationally "standard" English. Various pragmatic dimensions of creativity in selected works by such authors are described. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Variation, Literary Styles, Pragmatics
Peer reviewedWinkler, Elizabeth Grace; Obeng, Samuel Gyasi – World Englishes, 2000
Discusses West Africanisms in Limonese Creole (LC), an English based creole language spoken in Costa Rica that shows substrate influence from the Kwa languages of West Africa, in particular from Akan (spoken in Ghana). Substrate influence is demonstrated through a comparison of LC and Akan morphophonology, morphosyntax, and lexicon. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: African Languages, Akan, Creoles, English
