@incollection{LubbunguMoongaMuyunietal.2022, author = {Lubbungu, Jive and Moonga, Ireen and Muyuni, Audrey and Zimba, Samson}, title = {English Language Variation: Creation of Zambian English (ZamEnglish)}, series = {Studies in Modern English}, booktitle = {Studies in Modern English}, editor = {Lazebna, Nataliia and Kumar, Dinesh}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, address = {W{\"u}rzburg}, doi = {10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-199-0-53}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296477}, publisher = {W{\"u}rzburg University Press}, pages = {53-61}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In the present chapter, an attempt has been made to discuss the need to create Zambian English to address English language variations in Zambia. No language in the world can remain the same after interacting with other languages. The present chapter intends to propose and support the idea of using 'Zambian English' for both formal and informal business. Such a measure would create the communicative competence that the majority of the Zambians have always longed for. In Zambia, the purpose of using English language office is to deliberate day to day's business. On the contrary, this has been found to be an obstacle to those who lack principles of command in the language usage, but are able to construct sentences for communicative purposes yet are deprived in international interactions. The views expressed in this chapter are those of the language experts who were engaged in a conver� sation with regard to the possibility of creating what would be known as Zambian English (ZamEnglish).}, language = {en} }