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Title: The Other Tongue: English Across Cultures (English in the Global Context) by Braj B. Kachru ISBN: 0-252-06200-0 Publisher: University of Illinois Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: The classic
Comment: If one were asked to name the definite book on the use of English as an international language this would probably be the item to go for. There are other more controversial (and thus often more popular) books written on the subject - such as Crystal's "English as a Global Language" and Phillipson's "Linguistic Imperialism". However, if one is looking for a book that avoids the polemical pitfall of oversimplification, Kachru's work (although 10 years old by now) remains the best buy.
The 1992 edition (the first one came out in 1982) contains contributions by (nearly) all the big names in the field such as Joshua Fishman (sociology), Peter Strevens, Larry E. Smith (intelligibility), Peter Lowenberg (testing), Ayo Bamgbose (Nigerian English), Edwin Thumboo (literature) and Cecil Nelson (communicative competence) to name only a few. Of course there are contributions by Kachru as well, most notably perhaps his article on teaching world Englishes which teachers might find highly useful.
The multitude of perspectives is the book's biggest advantage; it leaves it to the reader to form his/her own opinion instead of trying to sway him towards a preconceived thesis (as in Crystal's and Phillipson's work). All in all, this book can be recommended to beginners and professionals, students and teachers, in short to everyone who has an interest in World Englishes.
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Title: English As a Global Language by David Crystal ISBN: 0521530326 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Linguistic Imperialism (Oxford Applied Linguistics S.) by Robert Phillipson ISBN: 0194371468 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1992 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Oxford Guide to World English by Tom McArthur ISBN: 0198607717 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: English and the Discourses of Colonialism (Politics of Language) by Alastair Pennycook ISBN: 0415178487 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $36.95 |
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Title: The Phonology of English as an International Language (Oxford Applied Linguistics) by Jennifer Jenkins ISBN: 0194421643 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 25 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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