A lively and accessible introduction to world Englishes, setting a range of global varieties in their historical and social contexts.

The global spread of English has had widespread linguistic, social and cultural implications, affecting the lives of millions of people around the world. This t

A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingu

The social development of English as a world language emerges from a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of it as well as the gaps in understanding w

The two volumes of Englishes around the World present high-quality original research papers written in honour of Manfred Görlach, founder and editor of the jou