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Author:   Joseph Sung-Yul Park ,  Lionel Wee
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No. 5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9780415882910

ISBN 10:   0415882915
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   29 May 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Selected Contents: Part 1: The problem of global English 1. Introduction: Towards a new critique of global English 2. The challenge: The complexity of global English 3. Theoretical preliminaries: Value, market, and practice Part 2: Past approaches to global English 4. Is there a market for English as a lingua franca? 5. Models and ideologies of world Englishes 6. Performing English in autonomous and unified markets Part 3: The making of global English 7. English as entity: The mystification of language 8. English as commodity: The life of indexical meaning 9. English as capital: The logic of conversion Part 4: Interrupting global English 10. Managing the linguistic market: Possible policy responses 11. Conclusions: Future of the critique of global English

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Joseph Park is an assistant professor in the Department of English Language & Literature at the National University of Singapore. Lionel Wee is an associate professor in the Department of English Language & Literature at the National University of Singapore.

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