World Englishes in Asian Contexts

Name: World Englishes in Asian Contexts
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ISBN: 9789622097568

ISBN-10: 9622097561

ISBN-13: 9789622097568

Edition: 2006

Authors: Yamuna Kachru, Cecil L. Nelson

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List price: $32.50
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Publication date: 5/9/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 436
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

#60;b#62;Braj B. Kachru#60;/b#62; is Center for Advanced Study Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is co-founder and co-editor of the journal #60;i#62;World Englishes#60;/i#62;, published by Blackwell.#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Yamuna Kachru#60;/b#62; is Professor Emerita in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has authored and edited over a dozen books and monographs and published over a hundred papers and reviews on South Asian languages, cross-cultural discourse, and communicative styles in world Englishes.#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Cecil L.…



List of illustrations


Series editor's preface


Preface


Acknowledgements


List of abbreviations and symbols


Map of Greater Asia


Introduction


World Englishes


Asian Englishes


Resources on world Englishes


Structure of this book



Theory, Method and Contexts



World Englishes today


Introduction


The world-wide diffusion of English


Language, dialect and variety


Accent


Varieties of world Englishes


Diffusion and variation


Standards


External models in the Outer and Expanding Circles


Internal models in the Outer and Expanding Circles


Ideological perspectives


Literatures in world Englishes


Multilingual English users


Issues in English language education


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Conceptual framework


Introduction


The reality of native vs. non-native


EFL vs. ESL: The prevailing view


Speech community and speech fellowship


The Three Circles


Range and depth


Institutionalization


Norm-providing and norm-accepting


Nativization and acculturation


Bilinguals' creativity


Multilingualism and models


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Structural variation


Introduction


Phonology


Grammar


Discourse


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Contexts and identities


Introduction


Conventions of speaking


Conversation analysis


Speech acts in world Englishes


Conventions of writing


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Parameters of intelligibility


Introduction


Intelligibility, comprehensibility and interpretability


Researching intelligibility


Smith and Rafiqzad's study of intelligibility


Smith and Bisazza's study of comprehensibility


Matsuura, Chiba and Fujieda's study of intelligibility and comprehensibility


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Acquisition, Creativity, Standards and Testing



World Englishes and language acquisition


Introduction


Theoretical orientation of SLA research


SLA in multilingual contexts


SLA and formal instruction


Issues of proficiency and communicative competence


Nativization and Englishization


Interlanguage and world Englishes


Why SLA theories and world Englishes do not connect


The ground realities


Acquisition of English in the Outer and Expanding Circles


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Standards, codification and world Englishes


Introduction


Standard British English


External vs. internal models in Outer and Expanding Circles


Two constructs of standards and codification


Issues in standards and codification


Codification and teacher education


The notion of foreignness


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Creativity and innovations


Introduction


Background


Contact literatures


Multilinguals' language use


Reading contact literatures


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Teaching and testing world Englishes


Introduction


Myths about English


Discourses of marginality


World Englishes in teacher education


Curricular changes in teacher training


Implementation of curriculum


Classroom procedures


Testing world Englishes


Critiques of existing tests


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Teaching world English literatures


Introduction


The rationale for contact literatures in the classroom


Stylistic devices


Reading a text cross-culturally


Teaching other-culture literatures


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Profiles across Cultures



South Asian English


Introduction


Historical background


Status of South Asian English


Nativization: Characteristics of South Asian English


Bilinguals' creativity


Englishization in South Asia


Attitudes towards English


Models for South Asian Englishes


Conclusion


Suggested activities



East Asian Englishes


Introduction


Chinese English


Characteristics of Chinese English


Japanese English


Characteristics of Japanese English


Korean English


Characteristics of Korean English


Englishization of Korean


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Southeast Asian Englishes


Introduction


Historical background


Status and function of English


Sociolinguistic profile


Characteristics of Southeast Asian Englishes


Conclusion


Suggested activities



African Englishes


Introduction


Historical background


Grammatical and idiomatic innovations


Black South African English


The Black South African English education context


Ideological issues


Characteristics of Black South African English


Conclusion


Suggested activities



African-American Vernacular English


Introduction


African-American Vernacular English: Basic considerations


Origins and development of African-American Vernacular English


Characteristics of African-American Vernacular English


Two co-existing systems


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Applied Theory and World Englishes



Researching grammar


Introduction


Grammatical agreement


Variation study


Corpus analysis: Grammatical and style variation


Modals of obligation and necessity


Relevance of corpora to research


Analysing literatures in five Englishes


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Dictionaries of world Englishes


Introduction


The Asian context


The Australian context


Philippine English


Singaporean English


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Code-mixing and code-switching


Introduction


The phenomenon of code-mixing


The pragmatics of code-switching


Code-switching/mixing as communication


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Culture and conventions of speaking


Introduction


Gender and age in language use


Gender in Indian English


Ethnic variation in discourse


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Culture and conventions of writing


Introduction


Argumentation and persuasion


Contrastive rhetoric illustrated


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Genre analysis across cultures


Introduction


Definition of genre


Ideology of genre


Gatekeeping


Implications for world Englishes


Genres across cultures


Conclusion


Suggested activities



Power, ideology and attitudes


Introduction


Formulation of linguistic imperialism


Formulation of cultural politics


Ideological bases of applied linguistics


Views from the 'periphery'


The strategies of the marginalized


Contrasting ideologies


Ideologies and world Englishes


Conclusion


Suggested activities


Conclusion: Current trends and future directions


Introduction


Aims and goals


Future directions


Conclusion


Notes


Glossary


Annotated bibliography


Additional resources


References


Index