World Englishes in Asian Contexts
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2006
Book
Hardback
436 pages
978-962-209-755-1 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive treatment of the spread, acculturation, functions, and evolution of English in Asia, this book discusses the issues resulting from the introduction of English in culturally different contexts and the two-way interaction of English and local languages in Asia. It is useful for those interested in English studies and world Englishes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
894 gr
ISBN-13
978-962-209-755-1 (9789622097551)
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Yamuna Kachru | Cecil Nelson
World Englishes in Asian Contexts
Book
04/2006
Hong Kong University Press
€36.00
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Persons
Yamuna Kachru is professor emerita of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in theoretical and applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, South Asian linguistics, and world Englishes.