Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This article seeks to expand the current discussions on the notion of ‘translingual Englishes’ by incorporating the idea of ‘unequal Englishes’ as a way of understanding the role of English in relation to understudied Asian periphera...

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Main Authors: Dovchin, Sender, Sultana, S., Pennycook, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: ALC Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71902
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Sultana, S.
Pennycook, A.
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description © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This article seeks to expand the current discussions on the notion of ‘translingual Englishes’ by incorporating the idea of ‘unequal Englishes’ as a way of understanding the role of English in relation to understudied Asian peripheral contexts such as Mongolia and Bangladesh. It is clear that young speakers in these Asian countries are creatively involved with ‘translingual Englishes’, in which various English and other linguistic and cultural resources are in constant interplay. Yet there are also particular local constraints that either limit or expand their usage of English. Translingual Englishes may be creative and playful but they are also associated with differences in one’s unequal social class, wealth and power.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-719022018-12-13T09:32:28Z Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries Dovchin, Sender Sultana, S. Pennycook, A. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This article seeks to expand the current discussions on the notion of ‘translingual Englishes’ by incorporating the idea of ‘unequal Englishes’ as a way of understanding the role of English in relation to understudied Asian peripheral contexts such as Mongolia and Bangladesh. It is clear that young speakers in these Asian countries are creatively involved with ‘translingual Englishes’, in which various English and other linguistic and cultural resources are in constant interplay. Yet there are also particular local constraints that either limit or expand their usage of English. Translingual Englishes may be creative and playful but they are also associated with differences in one’s unequal social class, wealth and power. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71902 10.1080/13488678.2016.1171673 ALC Press restricted
spellingShingle Dovchin, Sender
Sultana, S.
Pennycook, A.
Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries
title Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries
title_full Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries
title_fullStr Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries
title_full_unstemmed Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries
title_short Unequal translingual Englishes in the asian peripheries
title_sort unequal translingual englishes in the asian peripheries
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71902