Title: World Englishes : implications for international communication and English language teaching /
Authors: Kirkpatrick, Andy
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: English language Variation English-speaking countries; English language Variation Foreign countries; English language Dialects; English language Study and teaching
Abstract: " ... describes selected varieties of World Englishes, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a particular variety from the point of view of both teachers and learners ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Contents: Key sociolinguistic concepts -- Key linguistic terms -- Models of world Englishes -- 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 -- Summary of key themes -- Implications for English language teaching -- Transcripts of samples of varieties of English.