31.3406, Books: Is English an Asian Language?: Kirkpatrick, Lixun

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Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:46:08
From: Rachel Tonkin [rtonkin at cambridge.org]
Subject: Is English an Asian Language?: Kirkpatrick, Lixun

 


Title: Is English an Asian Language? 
Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/applied-linguistics-and-second-language-acquisition/english-asian-language?format=HB 


Author: Andy Kirkpatrick
Author: Wang Lixun

Hardback: ISBN:  9781107134683 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 110.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9781107134683 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 85.00


Abstract:

Asia is now home to some 800 million multilingual speakers of English, more
than the total number of native English speakers, and how they use English is
continuously evolving and changing to reflect their cultural backgrounds and
everyday experiences. Can English, therefore, be considered an Asian language?
Drawing upon the Asian Corpus of English, this book will be the first
comprehensive account of the roles, uses and features of English in Asia,
encompassing several different varieties of Asian English. Chapters cover the
distinctive linguistic features of English in different settings, such as in
law, religion and popular culture, as well as the use of local rhetorical,
pragmatic and cultural styles and its use as a lingua franca among Asian
multilinguals. It will also examine the role of English in education - from
primary through to higher education - and consider the implications of this
for other languages of Asia.

1. How English Came to Asia
2. The Asian Corpus of English
3. Asian Varieties of English vs English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in Asia
4. What do Asian Multilinguals Talk About When Using English as a Lingua
Franca?
5. The transfer of Features and Communicative Strategies
6. Borrowing Words and Writing Asian Englishes
7. Non-Standard Forms in Asian Englishes and ELF
8. English in Law, Religion and Popular Culture
9. English as a Language of Education in Asia
10. Implications for English Language Teaching in Asia
11. Conclusion
References.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     General Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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