Global Englishes

<p><em><strong>Routledge English Language Introductions</strong></em> cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. </p><p>Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, and commentaries.</p><p><i>Global Englishes, Fourth Edition</i> has been fully revised and updated and provides an introduction to the subject that is both accessible and comprehensive.</p><p>Key features of this best-selling textbook include:</p><p>• coverage of the major historical, linguistic, and sociopolitical developments in the English language from the start of the seventeenth century to the present day;</p><p>• exploration of the current debates in Global Englishes, relating to its uses as a post-colonial language in Asia and Africa, a mother tongue in the US, UK, and Antipodes, and lingua franca across the globe, with a strong emphasis on China;</p><p>• new material on Latin America, English as a lingua franca, and English medium instruction;</p><p>• a range of texts, data, and examples drawn from emails, tweets, and newspapers;</p><p>• readings from key scholars including Alastair Pennycook, Henry Widdowson, and Lesley Milroy;</p><p>• updated online support material providing additional materials that are closely linked to each unit of the book.</p><p><i>Global Englishes, Fourth Edition</i> provides a dynamic and engaging introduction to this fascinating topic and is essential reading for all students studying global Englishes more broadly, English as a Lingua Franca specifically, and the factors involved in the spread of English in the world today.</p>