The place of the World Englishes paradigm in the field of linguistics and its interpretation
The aim of the present article is to research into the essence of the World Englishes concept. In order to do this, it is necessary to look at the reasons why this theory appeared, to observe how the interpretation of this theory and its phenomena developed, to analyze the interpretation of the paradigm suggested by numerous scholars and to define the place the World Englishes Paradigm occupies amongst various flows within linguistics, such as, for example, contact linguistics etc. The article outlines that the idea of the World Englishes has permanently been a subject of discussions for a long time. As a contribution to the research of the World Englishes the author suggests her interpretation of the concepts related to the paradigm under consideration, for example, the author provides a new definition of a “variety” of English, which can be described as a “buffer” that helps to mitigate the clash of cultures in the process of communication. To provide the readers with a new interpretation, the author combines different points of view on the topic and methods to approach it. In conclusion, the author states that the World Englishes Paradigm is a broad field that constantly contributes to the linguistic research of the language contacts and helps to create new approaches in linguistics.