02039oam 2200481 450 991081039320332120170523091620.01-283-01661-39786613016614988-220-010-9(OCoLC)667274207(MiFhGG)GVRL4FRO(EXLCZ)99256000000001543620100917d2005 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrAsian Englishes beyond the canon /Braj B. KachruHong Kong Hong Kong University Pressc2005Hong Kong :Hong Kong University Press,2005.1 online resource (xxii, 333 pages) illustrations, mapsAsian Englishes todayDescription based upon print version of record.962-209-666-2 962-209-665-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction: Anglophone Asia -- 2. Asian Englishes -- 3. South Asian schizophrenia -- 4. Past imperfect: The Japanese agony -- 5. Englishization: Asia and beyond -- 6. The absent voices -- 7. Medium and mantra -- 8. Talking back and writing back -- 9. Killer or accessory to murder? -- 10. Contexts of pedagogy and identity 11. Present tense : making sense of Anglophone Asia.This book provides crucial reading for students and researchers of world Englishes. It is an insightful and provocative study of the forms and functions of English in Asia, its acculturation and nativization, and the innovative dimensions of Asian creativity.Asian Englishes today.English languageDialectsAsiaEnglish languageAsiaEnglish languageDialectsEnglish language427.95Kachru Braj B152019MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910810393203321Asian Englishes3963712UNINA