The Handbook of World Englishes Paperback / softback
Edited by Braj B. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Kachru, Yamuna (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Kachru, Cecil L. (Indiana State University) Nelson
Part of the Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics series
Paperback / softback
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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 languageArticulates the visions of scholars from major varieties of world Englishes – African, Asian, European, and North and South AmericanDiscusses 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:832 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:23/01/2009
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- ISBN:9781405188319
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:832 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:23/01/2009
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- ISBN:9781405188319
