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World Englishes and culture wars / Braj Kachru, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

By: Kachru, Braj B [author.].
Series: Cambridge approaches to language contact.Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017Copyright date: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, ©2017Description: xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780521825719.Subject(s): English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries | English language -- Variation -- Foreign countries | English language -- Social aspects -- English-speaking countries | Language and culture -- English-speaking countries | Language and culture -- Foreign countries | Communication, International | Intercultural communication | SociolinguisticsDDC classification: 427 K11
Contents:
Part I. World Englishes Today: 1. The agony and ecstasy; 2. The second diaspora; 3. Culture wars; 4. Standards and codification; 5. The power and politics; Part II. Context and Creativity: 6. The speaking tree; 7. Creativity and literary canons; Part III. Past and Prejudice: 8. Liberation linguistics; 9. Sacred linguistic cows; 10. The paradigms of marginalization; Part IV. Ethical Issues and the ELT Empire: 11. Applying linguistics; 12. Leaking paradigms; Part V. World Englishes and the Classroom: 13. Mythology in teaching; Part VI. Research Areas and Resources: 14. Research resources.
Summary: This book complements and advances the traditional scholarship on the history of English. It is about the role of different forms of colonization and related ideologies in its diversification. It also discusses the consequences of its appropriation by practitioners of different cultures and its indigenization into their own language.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-297) and indexes and index.

Part I. World Englishes Today: 1. The agony and ecstasy; 2. The second diaspora; 3. Culture wars; 4. Standards and codification; 5. The power and politics; Part II. Context and Creativity: 6. The speaking tree; 7. Creativity and literary canons; Part III. Past and Prejudice: 8. Liberation linguistics; 9. Sacred linguistic cows; 10. The paradigms of marginalization; Part IV. Ethical Issues and the ELT Empire: 11. Applying linguistics; 12. Leaking paradigms; Part V. World Englishes and the Classroom: 13. Mythology in teaching; Part VI. Research Areas and Resources: 14. Research resources.

This book complements and advances the traditional scholarship on the history of English. It is about the role of different forms of colonization and related ideologies in its diversification. It also discusses the consequences of its appropriation by practitioners of different cultures and its indigenization into their own language.

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Curriculum (GEC)

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