In Schneider's (2007) influential model, the emergence of positive attitudes towards the local, p... more In Schneider's (2007) influential model, the emergence of positive attitudes towards the local, post-colonial variety is an important step for the evolution of new Englishes, not least of all because it is likely to mark a shift from an external towards an internal norm. This paper explores attitudes towards varieties of English among a group of young Fiji citizens in tertiary education. The results indicate that British English is still a strong reference variety, while American English is clearly favoured over more local Pacific varieties, like Australian and New Zealand English. A closer analysis of the survey data indicates that a simple dichotomy of exo- vs. endonormative orientation may be difficult to maintain in this context.
Corpus Linguistics and Variation in English: Focus on Non-Native Englishes. Special online issue of Studies in Variation, Contacts and Change in English (VARIENG). , 2013
This paper first traces the history and sociolinguistic situation of Fiji's well-established and ... more This paper first traces the history and sociolinguistic situation of Fiji's well-established and influential Indian diaspora. It then weighs support for the development of endocentric norms in the national second language variety of English, Fiji English, against diasporic influence, by combining linguistic evidence from previous studies with data from an attitude survey conducted among Fiji students in the country's capital. The data analysis probes the status of Fiji English as a national variety by evaluating statements of language attitudes and reported usage based on a keyword analysis of responses to a direct, open-ended survey questions. The results support the claim of progressing endonormative stabilization, whereas indications for diasporic links to India in the use of English remain weak.
Mapping Unity and Diversity World-Wide. Corpus-Based Studies of New Englishes, 2012
Particle verbs are a very common and highly productive feature at the lexis-grammar interface and... more Particle verbs are a very common and highly productive feature at the lexis-grammar interface and are thus particularly prone to undergoing structural nativization resulting in variety-specific usage patterns of frequency and innovation. In addition, particle verbs ...
This volume contains a comprehensive corpus-based study of prepositional constructions in written... more This volume contains a comprehensive corpus-based study of prepositional constructions in written Fiji English. It explores the endo- and exonormative dynamics of norm-giving and norm-developing varieties and contributes to our understanding of structural nativization and variety formation in a multi-ethnic setting. The book provides an account of the sociolinguistic development of English in Fiji against the backdrop of the country's colonial and post-independence history, with special focus on the Indo-Fijian part of the population. Drawing on the written sections of the Indian, Great Britain, New Zealand and preliminary Fiji components of the International Corpus of English, quantitative and qualitative analyses of prepositional phenomena are conducted on the word level (frequency, semantic effects and stylistic variation), phrase level (productivity in verb-particle combinations), and pattern level (prepositions and -ing clauses). The book will be relevant to scholars interested in lexico-grammar, variety and corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics in general.
In Schneider's (2007) influential model, the emergence of positive attitudes towards the local, p... more In Schneider's (2007) influential model, the emergence of positive attitudes towards the local, post-colonial variety is an important step for the evolution of new Englishes, not least of all because it is likely to mark a shift from an external towards an internal norm. This paper explores attitudes towards varieties of English among a group of young Fiji citizens in tertiary education. The results indicate that British English is still a strong reference variety, while American English is clearly favoured over more local Pacific varieties, like Australian and New Zealand English. A closer analysis of the survey data indicates that a simple dichotomy of exo- vs. endonormative orientation may be difficult to maintain in this context.
Corpus Linguistics and Variation in English: Focus on Non-Native Englishes. Special online issue of Studies in Variation, Contacts and Change in English (VARIENG). , 2013
This paper first traces the history and sociolinguistic situation of Fiji's well-established and ... more This paper first traces the history and sociolinguistic situation of Fiji's well-established and influential Indian diaspora. It then weighs support for the development of endocentric norms in the national second language variety of English, Fiji English, against diasporic influence, by combining linguistic evidence from previous studies with data from an attitude survey conducted among Fiji students in the country's capital. The data analysis probes the status of Fiji English as a national variety by evaluating statements of language attitudes and reported usage based on a keyword analysis of responses to a direct, open-ended survey questions. The results support the claim of progressing endonormative stabilization, whereas indications for diasporic links to India in the use of English remain weak.
Mapping Unity and Diversity World-Wide. Corpus-Based Studies of New Englishes, 2012
Particle verbs are a very common and highly productive feature at the lexis-grammar interface and... more Particle verbs are a very common and highly productive feature at the lexis-grammar interface and are thus particularly prone to undergoing structural nativization resulting in variety-specific usage patterns of frequency and innovation. In addition, particle verbs ...
This volume contains a comprehensive corpus-based study of prepositional constructions in written... more This volume contains a comprehensive corpus-based study of prepositional constructions in written Fiji English. It explores the endo- and exonormative dynamics of norm-giving and norm-developing varieties and contributes to our understanding of structural nativization and variety formation in a multi-ethnic setting. The book provides an account of the sociolinguistic development of English in Fiji against the backdrop of the country's colonial and post-independence history, with special focus on the Indo-Fijian part of the population. Drawing on the written sections of the Indian, Great Britain, New Zealand and preliminary Fiji components of the International Corpus of English, quantitative and qualitative analyses of prepositional phenomena are conducted on the word level (frequency, semantic effects and stylistic variation), phrase level (productivity in verb-particle combinations), and pattern level (prepositions and -ing clauses). The book will be relevant to scholars interested in lexico-grammar, variety and corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics in general.
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