The Alchemy of English: The Spread, Functions, and Models of Non-native Englishes by Braj B. Kachru
What emerges from Kachru's fine work is the potential demarcation
of an entire field, rather than merely the fruitful exploration of a topic.
. . . [Kachru] is to be congratulated for having taken us as far as he
already has and for doing so in so stimulating and so productive a fashion.
-- World Englishes
A potent addition to theoretical, sociolinguistic, attitudinal
and methodological explorations vis-a-vis the spread and functions
of, and innovations in, English from the viewpoint of a non-Western scholar.
-- The Language Teacher
Winner of the Joint First Prize, Duke of Edinburgh English Language
Book Competition of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, 1987
of an entire field, rather than merely the fruitful exploration of a topic.
. . . [Kachru] is to be congratulated for having taken us as far as he
already has and for doing so in so stimulating and so productive a fashion.
-- World Englishes
A potent addition to theoretical, sociolinguistic, attitudinal
and methodological explorations vis-a-vis the spread and functions
of, and innovations in, English from the viewpoint of a non-Western scholar.
-- The Language Teacher
Winner of the Joint First Prize, Duke of Edinburgh English Language
Book Competition of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, 1987