The Handbook of World Englishes
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The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newlycommissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions andcase studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied andpedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around theworld.
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The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newlycommissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions andcase studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied andpedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around theworld.
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The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newlycommissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions andcase studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied andpedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around theworld.Represents the cross-cultural and internationalcontextualization of the English language
Articulates the visions of scholars from major varieties ofworld Englishes - African, Asian, European, and North andSouth American
Discusses topics including the sociolinguistic contexts ofvarieties of English in the inner, outer, and expanding circles ofits users; the ranges of functional domains in which thesevarieties are used; the place of English in language policies andlanguage planning; and debates about English as a cause of languagedeath, murder and suicide.
This collection of specially 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. The Handbook represents the cross-cultural and international contextualization of the English language, and the contributions articulate the visions of scholars from major varieties of world Englishes - African, Asian, European, and North and South American. This innovative and unique volume is a valuable resource for researchers and students of world Englishes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Handbook of World Englishes “
Part I: The Historical Context.Part II: Variational Context.
Part III: Acculturation.
Part IV: Crossing Borders.
Part V: Grammar Wars and Standards.
Part VI: Ideology, Identity and Constructs.
Part VII: World Englishes and Globalization.
Part VIII: World Englishes and Applied/Theory.
Part IX: Resources on World Englishes, 20081114
Autoren-Porträt von Kachru
Braj B. Kachru is Centre for Advanced Study Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is co-founder and co-editor of the journal World Englishes, published by Wiley-Blackwell. Yamuna Kachru is Professor Emerita in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has authored and edited over a dozen books and monographs and published over a hundred papers and reviews on South Asian languages, cross-cultural discourse, and communicative styles in world Englishes. Cecil L. Nelson is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at Indiana State University, Terre Haute. He is the review editor of the journal World Englishes and co-authored, with Yamuna Kachru, World Englishes in Asian Contexts (2006).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Kachru
- 2009, 1. Auflage, 832 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 24,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Yamuna Kachru, Cecil Nelson, Braj Kachru
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405188316
- ISBN-13: 9781405188319
- Erscheinungsdatum: 22.04.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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"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 )
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"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)
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