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Asian Englishes : beyond the canon / Braj B. Kachru.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kachru, Braj B.
- Series:
- Asian Englishes today
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Dialects--Asia.
- English language.
- English language--Asia.
- English language--Dialects.
- Asia.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- "The Asian region comprises the largest English-knowing population in the world: the estimated users of English in India and China alone number over 533 million. This book is an insightful and provocative study of the users and uses of English in Asia, its acculturation, nativization, and innovative dimension of Asian creativity. It contextualizes a variety of theoretical, applied, and ideological issues with refreshing interpretations and re-evaluations. The book also includes an extensive bibliography representing pedagogical, theoretical, and historical resources."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-318) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9622096654
- 9622096662
- OCLC:
- 57528977
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