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Emergent lingua francas and world orders : the politics and place of English as a world language / by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew.

Title
Emergent lingua francas and world orders : the politics and place of English as a world language / by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew.
Author
Chew, Phyllis Ghim Lian
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2009.

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Series Statement
Routledge studies in sociolinguistics ; 1
Uniform Title
Routledge studies in sociolinguistics ; 1.
Subject
  • English language > Foreign countries
  • Lingua francas
  • English language > Variation
  • English language > Social aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Emergent lingua francas and world orders -- A model of evolving world orders and lingua francas -- Liminality -- The last liminal period: emergent Arabic in the Middle Ages -- Three phases of liminality -- Embracing liminality: a case study of Singapore -- A case study of the Peoples' Republic of China -- A case study of Southern Min language -- The place of English in the world today.
ISBN
  • 9780415872270
  • 0415872278
  • 0203866568 (ebk.)
  • 9780203866566 (ebk.)
LCCN
^^2009035635
OCLC
  • 326685200
  • SCSB-11017841
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library