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Towards a discursive history of the Caribbean as a history of genres

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Mühleisen, Susanne:
Towards a discursive history of the Caribbean as a history of genres.
In: Durgasingh, Ryan ; Selvon-Ramkissoon, Nicha (Hrsg.): Caribbean Discourses : Stylistic and Critical Discourse Approaches to Language Use in the Caribbean. - Cham : Palgrave Macmillan , 2024 . - S. 49-75
ISBN 978-3-031-45046-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45047-1

Abstract

The investigation of text formats beyond literary genres has so far been the exception in research literature on World Englishes and English-related contact varieties (cf. Bhatia, 2006; Görlach, 2004; Mühleisen, 2022a). In this chapter I will briefly outline the discursive formation and development of Caribbean Englishes/Creoles in particular written and spoken text formats. By exploring genres such as recipes, letters to the editor, advice columns, radio phone-in programmes or internet forums, I argue, we acknowledge Caribbean creative adaptations and localized versions of highly conventionalized genres. My particular focus in reviewing the discursive history of Caribbean Englishes/Creoles as a history of genres lies on the contribution of the postcolonial context as well as on the significance of oral culture in both written and spoken formats. After a brief exploration of genre theory and its application to the framework of Caribbean Englishes/Creoles, this chapter will highlight linguistic and cultural features in three case studies in a specific Caribbean context: (i) The recipe in Trinidad, (ii) the radio phone-in programme in Trinidad and (iii) the internet forum in Trinidad.

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Publikationsform: Aufsatz in einem Buch
Begutachteter Beitrag: Ja
Keywords: Genre; Caribbean; discourses; recipe; radio phone-in programme; internet forum
Institutionen der Universität: Fakultäten > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultät > Lehrstuhl Englische Sprachwissenschaft > Lehrstuhl Englische Sprachwissenschaft Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Mühleisen
Titel an der UBT entstanden: Nein
Themengebiete aus DDC: 400 Sprache > 400 Sprachwissenschaft
400 Sprache > 410 Linguistik
400 Sprache > 420 Englisch, Altenglisch
Eingestellt am: 15 Mär 2024 10:11
Letzte Änderung: 15 Mär 2024 10:11
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/88887