<p><b>The first volume of its kind, focusing on the sociolinguistic and socio-political issues surrounding Asian Englishes</b></p> <p><i>The Handbook of Asian Englishes</i> provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the English language throughout nations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Contributions by a team of internationally-recognized linguists and scholars of Asian Englishes and Asian languages survey existing works and review new and emerging areas of research in the field.</p> <p>Edited by internationally renowned scholars in the field and structured in four parts, this <i>Handbook </i>explores the status and functions of English in the educational institutions, legal systems, media, popular cultures, and religions of diverse Asian societies. In addition to examining nation-specific topics, this comprehensive volume presents articles exploring pan-Asian issues such as English in Asian schools and universities, English and language policies in the Asian region, and the statistics of English across Asia. Up-to-date research addresses the impact of English as an Asian lingua franca, globalization and Asian Englishes, the dynamics of multilingualism, and more.</p> <ul> <li>Examines linguistic history, contemporary linguistic issues, and English in the Outer and Expanding Circles of Asia</li> <li>Focuses on the rapidly-growing complexities of English throughout Asia</li> <li>Includes reviews of the new frontiers of research in Asian Englishes, including the impact of globalization and popular culture</li> <li>Presents an innovative survey of Asian Englishes in one comprehensive volume</li> </ul> <p>Serving as an important contribution to fields such as contact linguistics, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and Asian language studies, <i>The Handbook of Asian Englishes </i>is an invaluable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and instructors across these areas.</p>
