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Should the, so called, New Englishes have as their target the standard Englishes of America, Britain and Australia?

If you are alluding to International English and the likes, then I think the idea is for them to develop autonomously - as distinct entities. There is someone (I can't remember who, but can find out for you if you want) who is identifying a phonological core for the possible use in English as a Lingua Franca. This being the case, American and British English will not be a target.

zorro (3) wrote:If you are alluding to International English and the likes, then I think the idea is for them to develop autonomously - as distinct entities. There is someone (I can't remember who, but can find out for you if you want) who is identifying a phonological core for the possible use in English as a Lingua Franca. This being the case, American and British English will not be a target.

Great! When you find out, post it here.

Zorro(3) are you talking about Jennifer Jenkins?


José

Yes it is Jennifer Jenkins. One of my lecturers mentioned her work to me in passing. I've not read it though. Should I invest some time in it?

zorro (3) wrote:... I've not read it though. Should I invest some time in it?

Yes.