The Alchemy of English 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-À-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
"The book is like a fresh breeze blowing into a dingy, staid, and stale place.. It is a book that everyone interested in the English language should read." -- Vimala R. Rao, Literary Criterion
Braj B.Kachru (1932-2016) served as Head of the Department of Linguistics (1968-79), Director of the Division of English as an International Language (1985-91), and Director of the University's Center for Advanced Study (1996-2000) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In 1992, he was appointed as the Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, and in 1998, he was appointed as the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Visiting Professor at Hong Kong University. He was a co-founder of the International Association of World Englishes and the magazine World Englishes, as well as the author or editor of more than a dozen books on World Englishes and Kashmiri.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780252061721 |
| ISBN 10 | 0252061721 |
| Title | The Alchemy of English |
| Author | Braj B Kachru |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Year published | 1990-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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