Is English an Asian Language?

ISBN-13: 9781107134683 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 270 str.

Andy Kirkpatrick; Wang Lixun

Opis

A comprehensive account of how English is being used and reshaped by multilingual Asian speakers to fit their everyday needs.

Recenzje

'… comprehensive, amply documented … Recommended.' C. Machado, Choice

Spis treści

1. How English Came to Asia; 2. The Asian Corpus of English; 3. Asian Varieties of English vs English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in Asia; 4. What do Asian Multilinguals Talk About When Using English as a Lingua Franca?; 5. The transfer of Features and Communicative Strategies; 6. Borrowing Words and Writing Asian Englishes; 7. Non-Standard Forms in Asian Englishes and ELF; 8. English in Law, Religion and Popular Culture; 9. English as a Language of Education in Asia; 10. Implications for English Language Teaching in Asia; 11. Conclusion; References.