Cultures, Contexts, and World Englishes
About this ebook
- demonstrates the rich results of integrating theory, methodology and application
- features critical and detailed discussion of the sociolinguistics of English in the globalized world
- gives equal emphasis to grammar and pragmatics of variation and to uses of Englishes in spoken and written modes in major English-using regions of the world.
Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading and challenging discussion questions and appropriate research projects designed to enhance the usefulness of this volume in courses such as world Englishes, English in the Global Context, Sociolinguistics, Critical Applied Linguistics, Language Contact and Convergence, Ethnography of Communication, and Crosscultural Communication.
About the author
Larry E. Smith is President of Christopher, Smith & Associates (CSA) LLC whose mission is to equip, empower, and inspire leaders for the twenty-first century. His experience includes over two decades as a researcher and administrator at Hawaii’s East-West Center and a decade as Executive Director of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE). He is co-founding editor (with Braj B. Kachru) of the professional journal World Englishes: Journal of English as an International and Intra-national Language and has authored, edited, and co-edited a number of volumes on the topic
