The Alchemy Of English

Author : Braj B. Kachru
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0252061721

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The Alchemy of English by Braj B. Kachru Pdf

"What emerges from Kachru's fine work is the potential demarcation of an entire field, rather than merely the fruitful exploration of a topic. . . . [Kachru] is to be congratulated for having taken us as far as he already has and for doing so in so stimulating and so productive a fashion." -- World Englishes "A potent addition to theoretical, sociolinguistic, attitudinal and methodological explorations vis-à-vis the spread and functions of, and innovations in, English from the viewpoint of a non-Western scholar." -- The Language Teacher Winner of the Joint First Prize, Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Competition of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, 1987

Author : Braj B. Kachru
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 019562212X

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Alchemy Of English by Braj B. Kachru Pdf

Author : Lucy Burke,Tony Crowley,Alan Girvin
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : 0415186811

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The Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader by Lucy Burke,Tony Crowley,Alan Girvin Pdf

This is a core introduction to the most innovative and influential writings to have shaped and defined the relations between language, culture and cultural identity.

Author : Selma K. Sonntag
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780739157282

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The Local Politics of Global English by Selma K. Sonntag Pdf

The status of English as a global language is deeply divisive and hotly contested. The Local Politics of Global English analyzes linguistic globalization in five countries that differ greatly in both their degree of global integration and their use of English. By drawing on the work of language scholars and the growing field of globalization studies, the author provides a revealing portrait of how politicians, activists, scholars and policy-makers in the United States, France, India, South Africa, and Nepal are debating the questions that plague local controversies over global English. Concepts of hegemony and resistance, elites and subalterns, and liberalization and democratization are incorporated into case studies that provide insight into the politics of linguistic globalization from above and from below. Of interest to students of politics and culture, as well as teachers and learners of language, The Local Politics of Global English is a detailed examination of a timely and controversial topic.

Author : Curtis Runstedler
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783031266065

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Alchemy and Exemplary Poetry in Middle English Literature by Curtis Runstedler Pdf

This book explores the different functions and metaphorical concepts of alchemy in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Middle English poetry and bridges them together with the exempla tradition in late medieval English literature. Such poetic narratives function as exemplary models which directly address the ambiguity of medieval English alchemical practice. This book examines the foundation of this relationship between alchemical narrative and exemplum in the poetry of Gower and Chaucer in the fourteenth century before exploring its diffusion in lesser-known anonymous poems and recipes in the fifteenth century, namely alchemical dialogues between Morienus and Merlin, Albertus Magnus and the Queen of Elves, and an alchemical version of John Lydgate’s poem The Churl and the Bird. It investigates how this exemplarity can be read as inherent to understanding poetic narratives containing alchemy, as well as enabling the reader to reassess the understanding and expectations of science and narrative within medieval English poetry.

Author : Alan Pritchard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:556968917

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Alchemy by Alan Pritchard Pdf

Author : Braj B. Kachru
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : 0252062000

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The Other Tongue by Braj B. Kachru Pdf

When The Other Tongue appeared in 1982, it was called "required reading for all those concerned with English teaching in non-native situations, from the classroom teacher to the policy planner", Jowhn Platt, English World-Wide) and "an extremely useful and stimulating collection" (William C. Ritchie, Language). It introduced refreshingly new perspectives for understanding the spread and functions of English around the world. This dramatically revised volume contains eight new chapters, replacing or updating more than half of the first edition. The Other Tongue is the first attempt to integrate and address provocative issues relevant to a deeper understanding of the forms and functions of English within different sociolinguistic, cross-cultural, and cross-linguistic contexts. The volume discusses linguistic, literary, pedagogical, and attitudinal issues related to world Englishes.

Author : Jenny Cheshire
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991-04-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521395658

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English Around the World by Jenny Cheshire Pdf

The social development of English as a world language emerges from a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of it as well as the gaps in understanding which future research can remedy.

Author : David Graddol,Dick Leith,Joan Swann
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0415131189

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English by David Graddol,Dick Leith,Joan Swann Pdf

In this provocative interpretation of the history of English, the contributors emphasise the diversity of English throughout its history and the changing social meanings of different varieties of English.

Author : M. Saraceni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230296916

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The Relocation of English by M. Saraceni Pdf

Addressing issues related to the physical, cultural, ideological and psychological relocation of English, this volume provides a critical examination of current sociolinguistic study of English in the world and suggests a new approach which focuses more on ideological and psychological aspects of the phenomenon.

Author : Laura Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521029694

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The Development of Standard English, 1300-1800 by Laura Wright Pdf

This volume describes the development of Standard English from Middle English onwards.

Author : Claudia Lange
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027273093

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The Syntax of Spoken Indian English by Claudia Lange Pdf

This book offers an in-depth analysis of several features of spoken Indian English that are generally considered as ‘typical’, but have never before been studied empirically. Drawing on authentic spoken data from the International Corpus of English, Indian component, the book focuses on the domain of discourse organization and examines the form, function and distribution of invariant tags such as isn’t it and no/na, non-initial existential there, focus markers only and itself, topicalization and left-dislocation. By focusing on multilingual speakers’ interactions, the study demonstrates conclusively that spoken Indian English bears all the hallmarks of a vibrant contact language, testifying to a pan-South Asian ‘grammar of culture’ which becomes apparent in contact-induced language change in spoken Indian English. The book will be highly relevant for anyone interested in postcolonial varieties of English, contact linguistics, standardization, and discourse-pragmatic sentence structure.

Author : Marnie Reed,John M. Levis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119055266

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The Handbook of English Pronunciation by Marnie Reed,John M. Levis Pdf

The Handbook of English Pronunciation presents a comprehensive exploration of English pronunciation with essential topics for applied linguistics researchers and teachers, including language acquisition, varieties of English, historical perspectives, accent’s changing role, and connections to discourse, technology, and pedagogy. Provides thorough descriptions of all elements of English pronunciation Features contributions from a global list of authors, reflecting the finest scholarship available Explores a careful balance of issues and topics important to both researchers and teachers Provides a historical understanding of the importance of pronunciation and examines some of the major ways English is pronounced today throughout the world Considers practical concerns about how research and practice interact in teaching pronunciation in the classroom

Author : Zia Tajeddin,Minoo Alemi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000298550

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Pragmatics Pedagogy in English as an International Language by Zia Tajeddin,Minoo Alemi Pdf

Pragmatics Pedagogy in English as an International Language aims to bring to light L2 pragmatics instruction and assessment in relation to English as an International Language (EIL). The chapters in this book deal with a range of pedagogically related topics, including the historical interface between L2 pragmatics and EIL, reconceptualization of pragmatic competence in EIL, intercultural dimension of pragmatics pedagogy in EIL, teacher pragmatic awareness of instruction in the context of EIL, pragmatics of politeness in EIL, pragmatic teaching materials for EIL pedagogy, teachers’ and scholars’ perceptions of pragmatics pedagogy in EIL, assessment and assessment criteria in EIL-aware pragmatics, and methods for research into pragmatics in EIL. This book is different from other books about both EIL pedagogy and pragmatics pedagogy. Exploring the interface between different dimensions of pragmatics pedagogy and EIL, it suggests instructional and assessment tasks for EIL-aware pedagogy and directions for research on EIL-based pragmatics pedagogy. Pragmatics Pedagogy in English as an International Language will be useful for a range of readers who have an interest in the pragmatics instruction and assessment of EIL as well as those whose main area of specialization is EIL but would like to know how EIL, with its rich conceptual and empirical background, can go beyond linguistic instruction to embrace the instruction of pragmatic competence.

Author : Andreas Sedlatschek
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027290120

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Contemporary Indian English by Andreas Sedlatschek Pdf

Contemporary Indian English: Variation and Change offers the first comprehensive description of Indian English and its emerging regional standard in a corpus-linguistic framework. Drawing on a wealth of authentic spoken and written data from India (including the Kolhapur Corpus and the International Corpus of English), this book explores the dynamics of variation and change in the vocabulary and grammar of contemporary Indian English. The aims are to document the extent of lexical and grammatical nativization at the beginning of the twenty-first century and compare contemporary Indian English to other varieties around the world (for example British and American English). The results are relevant to sociolinguists, variationists and lexicologists seeking to investigate ongoing language change in emerging standard varieties of English. With its strong empirical foundation and its comparative outlook, the book is also of interest to anyone looking for an introduction to the corpus-based description of varieties of English.