The Other Tongue

English Across Cultures

By: Braj B. Kachru (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 April 1992 | Edition Number 2

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When The Other Tongue appeared in 1982, it was called "required reading for all those concerned with English teaching in non-native situations, from the classroom teacher to the policy planner", Jowhn Platt, English World-Wide) and "an extremely useful and stimulating collection" (William C. Ritchie, Language). It introduced refreshingly new perspectives for understanding the spread and functions of English around the world.

This dramatically revised volume contains eight new chapters, replacing or updating more than half of the first edition. The Other Tongue is the first attempt to integrate and address provocative issues relevant to a deeper understanding of the forms and functions of English within different sociolinguistic, cross-cultural, and cross-linguistic contexts. The volume discusses linguistic, literary, pedagogical, and attitudinal issues related to world Englishes.

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''The Other Tongue is a prophetic book, but not after the manner of Cassandra. Its prophecies have been heard as well as fulfilled. The study of English as an international language, now well established around the world, is due in no small measure to the influence of this book and the associated work of Braj Kachru. This new revised edition is warranted and welcome.'' -- John Algeo, JEGP

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Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction: The Other Side of English and the 1990s	p. 1
English in the Global Context: Directions and Issues
Sociology of English as an Additional Language	p. 19
English as an International Language: Directions in the 1990s	p. 27
Models for Non-Native Englishes	p. 48
Spread of English and Issues of Intelligibility	p. 75
Bridging the Paradigm Gap: Second-Language Acquisition Theory and Indigenized Varieties of English	p. 91
Testing English as a World Language: Issues in Assessing Non-Native Proficiency	p. 108
Nativization: Formal and Functional
The Africanization of English	p. 125
Standard Nigerian English: Issues of Identification	p. 148
Chinese Varieties of English	p. 162
English in Japanese Communicative Strategies	p. 178
Contact and Change: Question of a Standard
American English: From a Colonial Substandard to a Prestige Language	p. 211
American English: Quest for a Model	p. 220
The Life Cycle of Non-Native Englishes: A Case Study	p. 233
Literary Creativity in the Other Tongue
The Literary Dimension of the Spread of English	p. 255
Style Range in New English Literatures	p. 283
Discoursal Strategies: Text in Context
Meaning in Deviation: Toward Understanding Non-Native English Texts	p. 301
My Language, Your Culture: Whose Communicative Competence?	p. 327
Culture, Style, and Discourse: Expanding Noetics of English	p. 340
World Englishes in the Classroom: Rationale and Resources
Teaching World Englishes	p. 355
Notes on Contributors	p. 367
Index	p. 369
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