"Doubly useful as a reference on Asian Englishes and as a general introduction to the world Englishes approach, this book offers up-to-date coverage of an area that is now home to the largest number of English users in the world. Innovative and engaging c

"... This enlightening work... succinctly describes an astoundingly wide range of theoretical and pedagogical themes... A remarkable contribution to our better understanding of two major characteristics of contemporary English internationalization (diffus

"... One of the most comprehensive works that identifies and recognizes the phenomenon of Asian Englishes in the global context of World Englishes. Written in an eminently readable style, the book leaves us much richer in our understanding of the structur

Yamuna Kachru is professor emerita of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in theoretical and applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, South Asian linguistics, and world Englishes. Cecil L. Nelson is an associate professor of linguistics at Indiana State University. His research has focused primarily on intelligibility and linguistic aspects of bilinguals' creativity in world Englishes.