<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks, Paul: what a fascinating and
<BR>thought-sparking topic ! I've forwarded
<BR>it to a library-school mailing- list I'm on
<BR>as well, as one profession that will have
<BR>to remain aware...
<BR>
<BR>This research also raises questions about
<BR>other emerging varieties of English in Africa
<BR>and the Pacific region: will they undergo
<BR>some of the same processes in their own
<BR>contexts; and has there been any research
<BR>on those varieties ? Never mind bands....
<BR>what implications arise from the battle of
<BR>the Englishes ?
<BR>
<BR> (At least the French can take comfort
<BR>in the term "lingua franca.")
<BR>
<BR>
<BR> Steve Hicks
<BR></FONT></HTML>