Asian Englishes: Beyond the Canon

By Braj B. Kachru

Book Overview

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. It contextualizes a variety of theoretical, applied and ideological issues with refreshing interpretations and reevaluations and can be used both as a classroom text and a resource volume.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622096662
• ISBN13: 9789622096660
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher