The Alchemy of English: The Spread, Functions, and Models of Non-native Englishes"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 |
Contents
Introduction The Alchemy of English | |
Varieties and Functions | 13 |
Institutionalized Varieties | 15 |
A nativized Variety The South Asian Case | 29 |
English in the Bilinguals Code Repertoire | 53 |
Models Norms and Attitudes | 77 |
Regional Norms | 79 |
Native and NonNative Norms | 96 |
New Englishes and Old Models | 111 |
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