Exploring world Englishes : language in a global context / / Philip Seargeant

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816483803321
• Autore: Seargeant Philip
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-87340-X; 9786613714718; 1-136-29546-1; 0-203-11551-1; 1-136-29545-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Routledge introductions to applied linguistics
• Disciplina: 427/.9
• Soggetti: English language - Globalization; English language - Variation - English-speaking countries; English language - Variation - Foreign countries; Intercultural communication
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Exploring World Englishes Language in a Global Context; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Series editors' introduction; Acknowledgements; General introduction; PART I English in the world today; Section A Problems And Contexts; 1 Introduction: defining and identifying problems; 2 English in the world today; 3 The context and history of World Englishes; 4 Problems for practitioners in World Englishes; Section B Interventions; 5 Introduction: regulating and responding to the language; 6 The global language paradigm; 7 Codification and legitimation; 8 Policies and cultural practices; PART II World Englishes as an academic disciplineSection C: Theory; 9 Introduction: generalising about the specific; 10 World Englishes as an academic discipline; 11 English as an object of study; 12 Models and theoretical frameworks; 13 Naming and describing the English language; 14 Conclusion: The state of the discipline; Commentary on tasks; Glossary; Further reading; References; Index
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