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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820194403321

Autore

Kachru Yamuna

Titolo

World Englishes in Asian contexts / / Yamuna Kachru and Cecil L. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2006

Hong Kong : , : Hong Kong University Press

London : , : Eurospan [distributor], , 2006

ISBN

1-282-70741-8

9786612707414

988-220-364-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 412 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Asian Englishes today

Disciplina

427.95

Soggetti

English language - Foreign countries

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign countries

English language - Study and teaching - Asia

English language - Social aspects - Foreign countries

English language - Social aspects - Asia

Intercultural communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Series editor's preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of symbols and abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1 World Englishes today; Chapter 2 Conceptual framework; Chapter 3 Structural variation; Chapter 4 Contexts and identities; Chapter 5 Parameters of intelligibility; Part II; Chapter 6 World Englishes and language acquisition; Chapter 7 Standards, codification and world Englishes; Chapter 8 Creativity and innovations; Chapter 9 Teaching and testing world Englishes; Chapter 10 Teaching world English literatures; Part III

Chapter 11 South Asian EnglishChapter 12 East Asian Englishes; Chapter 13 Southeast Asian Englishes; Chapter 14 African Englishes; Chapter 15 African-American Vernacular English; Part IV; Chapter 16 Researching grammar; Chapter 17 Dictionaries of world Englishes; Chapter 18 Code-mixing and code-switching; Chapter 19 Culture and



conventions of speaking; Chapter 20 Culture and conventions of writing; Chapter 21 Genre analysis across cultures; Chapter 22 Power, ideology and attitudes; Conclusion: Current trends and future directions; Notes; Glossary; Annotated bibliography; Additional Resources

ReferencesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first English-language book to focus on the electric rice cooker and the impact it has had on the lives of Asian people.