{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-asian-englishes-9781119108467","title":"The Handbook of Asian Englishes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kingsley Bolton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Asian Englishes\u003c\/i\u003e provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Asian Englishes\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45298982256791,"sku":"9781119108467","price":3828.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781119108467.webp?v=1769284865","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-asian-englishes-9781119108467","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}