ABSTRACT
The pioneer scholar of World Englishes, B. Kachru, challenges the traditional view of English as a language of a particular country. E. W. Schneider’s dynamic model has been a useful framework in accounting for the evolution of many World Englishes. Hyejeong Ahn proposed a model which takes into account the changing nature of the English-speaking context. The model demonstrates that the circles are no longer concentric and moves away from the concept of the Inner Circle varieties as being the ‘core’ varieties. The term ‘paradigm myopia’ represents the traditional assumption that English-speaking communities are monolingual societies. It is also noted that the Concentric Circle model has failed to incorporate varieties of English within each circle. Conceptual inconsistency is found in the manner in which the circles are divided. The focus on national varieties of English and a dominant focus on codified varieties exclude ‘other Englishes’ used within the circles.
