The Handbook Of World Englishes Paperback

Braj B. Kachru

The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newly commissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions and case studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied and pedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around the world. Represents the cross-cultural and international contextualization of the English language Articulates the visions of scholars from major varieties of world Englishes - African, Asian, European, and North and South American Discusses topics including the sociolinguistic contexts of varieties of English in the inner, outer, and expanding circles of its users; the ranges of functional domains in which these varieties are used; the place of English in language policies and language planning; and debates about English as a cause of language death, murder and suicide.

1405188316

9781405188319

English

John Wiley And Sons Ltd

22-04-2009

832

Braj B. Kachru

Yamuna Kachru

The appetite of many language scholars and students will be satiated with this collection of papers devoted to the exploration of 'World Englishes' ... .[The book] displays for the most part: accessibility; authority; contemporaneity and interdisciplinarity. ( Language Policy , August 2007) "A milestone in the study of World Englishes." ( Linguistics )

Cecil L. Nelson