The Relocation of English

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. English in the World

   • Mario Saraceni

   Pages 1-21

3. Language and Nation Building

   • Mario Saraceni

   Pages 22-29

4. World Englishes

   • Mario Saraceni

   Pages 30-53

5. The Contradiction of Plurality

   • Mario Saraceni

   Pages 54-81

6. English as a Lingua Franca

   • Mario Saraceni

   Pages 82-99

7. The Location of English in Malaysia

   • Mario Saraceni

   Pages 100-130

8. The Relocation of English

   • Mario Saraceni

   Pages 131-143

9. Back Matter

   Pages 144-156

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Addressing issues related to the physical, cultural, ideological and psychological relocation of English, this volume provides a critical examination of current sociolinguistic study of English in the world and suggests a new approach which focuses more on ideological and psychological aspects of the phenomenon.

• building
• English
• Lingua franca
• nation
• literary diction

'This is an innovative and thought-provoking monograph...[it] is thoughtful, well-written, and full of insights, drawn from the author's research as well as his personal experience. It is strongly recommended to all those interested in the development of world Englishes as a field research and pedagogy.' - Kingsley Bolton, World Englishes

• University of Portsmouth, UK

  Mario Saraceni

MARIO SARANCENI teaches Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His previous publications include English in the World: Global Rules, Global Roles (co-edited with Rani Rubdy, 2006), The Language of Comics (2003) and papers in international journals, such as English Today, ELT Journal, World Englishes.

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