Abstract
This issue of Asiatic has a thematic focus: Asian Englishes. English has penetrated Asian societies deeply since colonial times and especially in the postcolonial period, during which English has evolved from a colonial language to a global language. Even as early as 1982, J.R. Rickford had the following to say about the phenomenal growth of English language worldwide:
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Asiatic |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Asiatic at http://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. [CC BY]Keywords
- Editorial
- English language
- Asia
- Asian Englishes
- Rickford
- colonial
- postcolonial
- global