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Publication details [#5256]

Kachru, Braj B. 1981. The pragmatics of non-native varieties of English. In Smith, Larry E., ed. English for cross-cultural communication. St. Martin's Press. pp. 15–39.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Language as a subject

Annotation

An attempt to present an overview of the pragmatics of the 'new Englishes' which have developed in new contexts, and to initiate linguistic, attitudinal and functional realism about their uses.