Contending with Globalization in World Englishes.
Title:
Contending with Globalization in World Englishes.
Author:
Saxena, Mukul.
ISBN:
9781847692764
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (251 pages)
Series:
Critical Language and Literacy Studies, No. 9 ; v.No. 9
Critical Language and Literacy Studies, No. 9
Contents:
Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Globalization and International Intelligibility -- Chapter 3 From Chaos to Order: Language Change, Lingua Francas and World Englishes -- Chapter 4 English as a Lingua Franca in the Global Context: Interconnectedness, Variation and Change -- Chapter 5 World Englishes, Globalization and the Politics of Conformity -- Chapter 6 EFL: From 'You Sound Like Dickens' to International English -- Chapter 7 Glocalization of English in World Englishes: An Emerging Variety among Persian Speakers of English -- Chapter 8 Local Networks in the Formation and Development of West African English -- Chapter 9 The English Language, Globalization and Latin America: Possible Lessons from the 'Outer Circle' -- Chapter 10 Rethinking Origins and Localization in Global Englishes -- Chapter 11 Final Reflections: Globalization and World Englishes -- Index.
Abstract:
Examines and interprets the contemporary contexts of English's acquisition and use. This book weaves together four inter-related themes that define the role of English in the global context: the 'centrality of structure', 'relationships of interdependence', 'social constructions of difference' and 'reproduction of inequality'.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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