Involuntary associations postcolonial studies and world Englishes

The consequences of English's spread have become increasingly clear to its diverse speakers. Sometimes associated with a standardization leading to homogenization, often also with imperialism, English is increasingly understood to have no necessary connection with any country or group of countr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Huddart, David author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press 2014.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 15.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422359106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Involuntary associations : "Postcolonial Studies" and "World Englishes"
  • Grammars of living break their Tense : world Englishes and cultural translation
  • English in the conversation of mankind : world Englishes and global citizenship
  • Declarations of linguistic independence: the postcolonial dictionary
  • Writing after the end of empire : Composition, community, and creativity
  • Slow reading : the opacity of world literatures
  • Conclusion : English remains, englishes remain.