The Handbook of World Englishes (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics): 48 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405188316 ISBN 13: 9781405188319

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"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)

From the Back Cover:

This collection of specially commissioned articles focuses 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.

Topics discussed include 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; attitude-marked love-hate relationships with the language; the place of English in language policies and language planning in Anglophone societies; and debates about English as a cause of language death, murder, and suicide. This innovative and unique volume is a valuable resource for researchers and students of world Englishes.

• 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

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1405188316
• ISBN 13: 9781405188319
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 832
• Editor: Kachru Braj B., Kachru Yamuna, Nelson Cecil L.