From Galloway & Rose (2015, p.224):
Global Englishes is a paradigm that includes concepts of world Englishes, English as a lingua franca (ELF) and English as an international language (EIL). It examines the global consequences of English's use as a world language. In many ways, the scope of Global Englishes extends the lens of World Englishes, ELF, and EIL to incorporate many peripheral issues associated with the global use of English, such as globalization, linguistic imperialism, education, language policy, and planning.
From Galloway & Rose (2015, p. x):
English is now a globalised phenomenon and the numbers of English speakers around the globe have risen dramatically. Today non native English speakers outnumber native English speakers, and English has become the world's foremost lingua franca, dominating the world stage in a number of domains. The English language has transcended its original boundaries, resulting in more contact with other languages than any other language in the world. Of course, language change and variation is a natural occurrence and happens to all languages, but the spread of English is a rather unique phenomenon. English language contact is occurring on a global platform due to is inextricable connection to globalization, which is at the heart of the current spread of the language and its rise as a worldwide lingua franca. There has been an explosive growth in the number of English speakers, and this increased usage on a global level has resulted in innovations in its use as it is employed by speakers from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds and assumes distinct functions and forms in different contexts. It is no longer relevant to associate English purely with native speaking nations; today, English is spoken by the global community and, therefore, is a language with a global ownership.
Global Englishes is a paradigm that includes concepts of world Englishes, English as a lingua franca (ELF) and English as an international language (EIL). It examines the global consequences of English's use as a world language. In many ways, the scope of Global Englishes extends the lens of World Englishes, ELF, and EIL to incorporate many peripheral issues associated with the global use of English, such as globalization, linguistic imperialism, education, language policy, and planning.
From Galloway & Rose (2015, p. x):
English is now a globalised phenomenon and the numbers of English speakers around the globe have risen dramatically. Today non native English speakers outnumber native English speakers, and English has become the world's foremost lingua franca, dominating the world stage in a number of domains. The English language has transcended its original boundaries, resulting in more contact with other languages than any other language in the world. Of course, language change and variation is a natural occurrence and happens to all languages, but the spread of English is a rather unique phenomenon. English language contact is occurring on a global platform due to is inextricable connection to globalization, which is at the heart of the current spread of the language and its rise as a worldwide lingua franca. There has been an explosive growth in the number of English speakers, and this increased usage on a global level has resulted in innovations in its use as it is employed by speakers from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds and assumes distinct functions and forms in different contexts. It is no longer relevant to associate English purely with native speaking nations; today, English is spoken by the global community and, therefore, is a language with a global ownership.