Kirkpatrick, Andy,

World Englishes : implications for international communication and English language teaching / Andy Kirkpatrick. - x, 257 pages : maps ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (12 cm)

Accompanied by: 1 audio disc (CD)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-247) and index.

Introduction -- The Framework -- Key sociolinguistic concepts -- Key linguistic terms -- Models of World Englishes -- Variation and Varieties -- 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 -- Implications -- Summary of key themes -- Implications for English language teaching -- Transcripts of samples of varieties of English. Part A. 1. 2. 3. Part B. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Part C. 12. 13. Appendix.

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English language--Variation--English-speaking countries
English language--Variation--Foreign countries
English language--Dialects
English language--Study and teaching

PE1066 / .K57 2007

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