Asian Englishes beyond the canon [electronic resource] / Braj B. Kachru.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-318).

List of illustrations; Series editor's preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Phonetic symbols and transcription; 1 Introduction: Anglophone Asia; Part I Contexts; 2 Asian Englishes; 3 South Asian schizophrenia; 4 Past imperfect: The Japanese agony; Part II Convergence; 5 Englishization: Asia and beyond; 6 The absent voices; Part III Mantras; 7 Medium and mantra; 8 Talking back and writing back; Part IV Predator; 9 Killer or accessory to murder?; Part V Pedagogy; 10 Contexts of pedagogy and identity; Part VI.

This book provides crucial reading for students and researchers of world Englishes. It is an insightful and provocative study of the forms and functions of English in Asia, its acculturation and nativization, and the innovative dimensions of Asian creativity. It contextualizes a variety of theoretical, applied and ideological issues with refreshing interpretations and reevaluations and can be used both as a classroom text and a resource volume.