|aWorld Englishes :|bimplications for international communication and English language teaching /|cby Andy Kirkpatrick.
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|aCambridge, UK :|bCambridge University Press,|c2007.
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|ax, 257 p. :|bill., maps ;|c25 cm. +|e1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
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|aCambridge language teaching library.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-247) and indexes.
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|aKey sociolinguistic concepts -- Key linguistic terms -- Models of world Englishes -- Variation and impurity in British English -- The powerful variety : American English -- A younger 'cousin' and indigenous identity -- Englishes of the subcontinent -- Voices from Africa -- Englishes of South-east Asia -- colonial descendants? -- Emerging Englishes : Hong Kong and China -- English as a lingua franca -- Summary of key themes -- Implications for English language teaching -- Transcripts of samples of varieties of English.
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|a" ... describes selected varieties of World Englishes, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a particular variety from the point of view of both teachers and learners ..."--P. [4] of cover.
|3Table of contents|uhttp://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=016546145&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA