Preprint
Jul 2026
AI systems and the reproduction of (standard) language ideologies in World Englishes
It is argued that generative AI is reigniting long-standing debates in World Englishes about standardization, legitimacy, and the ownership of English, now playing out in algorithmic systems, model training, evaluation practices, and public discourse, where non-dominant Englishes are increasingly conflated with AI-generated speech.
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi
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