#3858. The authority and authenticity of performative Englishes in popular culture

September 2026publication date
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Language and Linguistics;
Linguistics and Language;
Anthropology;
Sociology and Political Science;
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Abstract:
Popular culture specifically (and media languages more generally) attach different degrees of importance to the authority and authenticity of English in the Inner, Outer and Expanding Social Circles. Commitment to the authority of media Englishes has been maintained by use of a media standard, but more recent sociolinguistic work examining language as performance has come to highlight the equal importance of authenticity in media Englishes. Whereas the authenticity of English is more important than authority in the Inner Circle, authority remains relatively more important in the Expanding Circle. Media Englishes in the Outer Circle place equal importance on both authority and authenticity.
Keywords:
Popular culture; media Englishes; sociolinguistic work; media standard

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