The Alchemy Of English

The Spread, Functions, and Models of Non-native Englishes

Plot

"What emerges from Kachru's fine work is the potential demarcationof an entire field, rather than merely the fruitful exploration of a topic.. . . [Kachru] is to be congratulated for having taken us as far as healready has and for doing so in so stimulating and so productive a fashion."-- World Englishes"A potent addition to theoretical, sociolinguistic, attitudinaland methodological explorations vis-à-vis the spread and functionsof, and innovations in, English from the viewpoint of a non-Western scholar."-- The Language TeacherWinner of the Joint First Prize, Duke of Edinburgh English LanguageBook Competition of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, 1987