World Englishes : implications for international communication and English language teaching /
by Kirkpatrick, Andy.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007Description: x, 257 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.).ISBN: 9780521851473 (pbk.); 0521851475 (pbk.); 9780521616874 (hbk.); 0521616875 (hbk.).Subject(s): English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries | English language -- Variation -- Foreign countries | English language -- Dialects | English language -- Study and teaching
Contents:
Key sociolinguistic concepts -- Key linguistic terms -- Models of world Englishes -- Variation and impurity in British English -- The powerful variety : American English -- A younger 'cousin' and indigenous identity -- Englishes of the subcontinent -- Voices from Africa -- Englishes of South-east Asia - colonial descendants? -- Emerging Englishes : Hong Kong and China -- English as a lingua franca -- Summary of key themes -- Implications for English language teaching -- Transcripts of samples of varieties of English.
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Lee Yan Fong Library
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PE1066 K55 2007 (Browse shelf) | Available | 00016638 | ||
 Audio CD |
Lee Yan Fong Library
Library Collection
Lee Yan Fong Library |
PE1066 K55 2007 CD (Browse shelf) | Available | 00016639 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-247) and indexes.
Key sociolinguistic concepts -- Key linguistic terms -- Models of world Englishes -- Variation and impurity in British English -- The powerful variety : American English -- A younger 'cousin' and indigenous identity -- Englishes of the subcontinent -- Voices from Africa -- Englishes of South-east Asia - colonial descendants? -- Emerging Englishes : Hong Kong and China -- English as a lingua franca -- Summary of key themes -- Implications for English language teaching -- Transcripts of samples of varieties of English.
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