Contending with globalization in world Englishes. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mukul Saxena and Tope Omoniyi.
• Other Names: Saxena, Mukul, 1956-; Omoniyi, Tope
• Contents: Introduction / Tope Omoniyi and Mukul Saxena -- Globalization and International Intelligibility / Paroo Nihalani -- From Chaos to Order: Language Change, Lingua Francas and World Englishes / Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew -- English as a Lingua Franca in the Global Context: Interconnectedness, Variation and Change / Martin Dewey and Jennifer Jenkins -- World Englishes, Globalization and the Politics of Conformity / Rakesh M. Bhatt -- EFL: From You Sound Like Dickens to International English / Maria Georgieva -- Glocalization of English in World Englishes: An Emerging Variety among Persian Speakers of English / Farzad Sharifian -- Local Networks in the Formation and Development of West African English / Augustin Simo Bobda -- The English Language, Globalization and Latin America: Possible Lessons from the 'Outer Circle' / Kanavillil Rajagopalan -- Rethinking Origins and Localization in Global Englishes / Alastair Pennycook -- Final Reflections: Globalization and World Englishes / Mukul Saxena and Tope Omoniyi.
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 427; English language -- Globalization; English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries; English language -- Variation -- Foreign countries; Intercultural communication
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847693976; 1847693970
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.