English across Cultures and Textual Intelligibility
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The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal, 16(2), 187-206. With the acculturation of English into a variety of non-native socio-cultural contexts where English is a major language (i.e., the Outer Circle of English) a concern often raised is that aspects of these varieties will not be understood by speakers of other varieties, ultimately leading to a breakdown in international communication (Smith, 1992). This study investigates this concern, focusing on the English literature of Singapore, an Outer Circle country, and the United States, an Inner Circle country. Through an analysis by Inner Circle and non-Inner Circle readers of the understandability of short stories written by Inner Circle and Outer Circle English-using writers, the study shows that achieving full understanding of the stories depends more on the reader's familiarity with the sociocultural context than on the form of the English used. These results support the idea that the reader's role in understanding English literature across cultures is crucial, and that variation in English across cultures does not mean a breakdown in international communication in English. The implications of these findings for the English literature canon and for the English language classroom are then discussed.
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The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal, 16(2), 187-206. With the acculturation of English into a variety of non-native socio-cultural contexts where English is a major language (i.e., the Outer Circle of English) a concern often raised is that aspects of these varieties will not be understood by speakers of other varieties, ultimately leading to a breakdown in international communication (Smith, 1992). This study investigates this concern, focusing on the English literature of Singapore, an Outer Circle country, and the United States, an Inner Circle country. Through an analysis by Inner Circle and non-Inner Circle readers of the understandability of short stories written by Inner Circle and Outer Circle English-using writers, the study shows that achieving full understanding of the stories depends more on the reader's familiarity with the sociocultural context than on the form of the English used. These results support the idea that the reader's role in understanding English literature across cultures is crucial, and that variation in English across cultures does not mean a breakdown in international communication in English. The implications of these findings for the English literature canon and for the English language classroom are then discussed.
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