Alchemy of English: The Spread, Functions and Models of Non-Native Englishes

Braj B. Kachru

ISBN 10: 0080310796 / ISBN 13: 9780080310794

Published by Pergammon Press, 1986

About this Item

Pap. Minor shelf wear. Spine, edges of wraps sunned; scuffing from partially removed sticker on front wrap. Else fine. A nice, clean copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alchemy of English: The Spread, Functions and Models of Non-Native Englishes
• Publisher: Pergammon Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080310796
• ISBN 13: 9780080310794
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Used-Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistics

About this title

Synopsis

"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

About the Author

Braj B. Kachru is Center for Advanced Study Professor of Linguistics and Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Emeritus at the University of Illinois.