Emergent Lingua Francas and World Orders: The Politics and Place of English as a World Language

Contributor(s): Chew, Phyllis Ghim-Lian (Author)

ISBN: 9780415872270

Publisher: Routledge

Hardcover

$225.00

Pub Date: October 1, 2009

Dewey: 420.9

LCCN: 2009035635

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.86" H x 9.38" L x 6.50" W ( 1.20 lbs) 290 pages

BISAC Categories:

Language Arts and Disciplines | Linguistics | General

Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

This book presents an alternative paradigm in understanding and appreciating World Englishes in the wake of globalization and its accompanying shifting priorities in many dimensions of modern life, including the emergence of the English language as the dominant lingua franca.

Review Quotes:

"Anyone interested in the location of English in theworldwill find Emergent Lingua Francas and World Orders relevant and thought provoking." - World Englishes

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