Intelligibility in World Englishes : Theory and Application

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Cecil L.

Series:

ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Foreign countries.

English language--Social aspects--Foreign countries.

English language--Variation--Foreign countries.

Intercultural communication.

English language.

Local Subjects:

English language--Foreign countries.

English language--Social aspects--Foreign countries.

English language--Variation--Foreign countries.

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Intelligibility is the term most generally used to address the complex of criteria that describe, broadly, how useful someone's English is when talking or writing to someone else. Set within the paradigm of world Englishes - which posits that the Englishes of the world may be seen as flexibly categorized into three Circles (Inner, Outer, Expanding) in terms of their historical developments - this text provides a comprehensive overview of the definitions and scopes of intelligibility, comprehensibility and interpretability, and addresses key topics within

Contents:

Cover; Intelligibility in World Englishes: Theory and Application; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. "Understanding" and Intelligibility in World Englishes; 2. Intelligibility, Comprehensibility, Interpretability; 3. Hybridity, Creativity, and Intelligibility in World Englishes; 4. Other Conceptualizations of Intelligibility; 5. Intelligibility in English-Language Teaching; 6. Intelligibility and the Ongoing Expansions of Englishes; Notes; Annotated Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-203-83257-4

9780203832578

OCLC:

797919229