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ERIC Number: EJ541076
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1905
World Englishes and English-Using Communities.
Kachru, Braj B.
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v17 p66-87 1997
A review of literature since 1990 on world English focuses on theoretical, conceptual, descriptive, ideological, and power-related issues, including: types of diaspora; English-using communities; dynamics of those communities; monolingual paradigms and heteroglossic English forms; transcultural literary creativity; codification and authentication of English; convention in usage; the roles of English; and language attitudes. A nine-item annotated bibliography is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Diglossia, English, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Role, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Monolingualism, Multilingualism
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: World English
Note: Theme issue: "Multilingualism."