Abstract
As is well known, from the 1980s onward, Braj B. Kachru proposed an approach to
scholarship on English worldwide based on the “Three Circles” model, which
included the Inner Circle (countries where English is the “first language” of a
majority of the population, for example, the UK, the United States, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand); the Outer Circle (where English is regarded as a
“second language,” for example, India or the Philippines); and the Expanding
Circle (where English has typically had the status of a “foreign language,” for
example, China or Japan).
scholarship on English worldwide based on the “Three Circles” model, which
included the Inner Circle (countries where English is the “first language” of a
majority of the population, for example, the UK, the United States, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand); the Outer Circle (where English is regarded as a
“second language,” for example, India or the Philippines); and the Expanding
Circle (where English has typically had the status of a “foreign language,” for
example, China or Japan).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Handbook of Asian Englishes |
| Editors | Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha, Andy Kirkpatrick |
| Place of Publication | New Jersey |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118791653, 9781118791790 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118791806 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics |
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Keywords
- Asian Englishes
- "Three Circles"
- Foreign Language