World Englishes

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The IAWE is committed to the study of the forms and functions of varieties of Englishes in diverse cultural and sociolinguistic contexts.

IAWE is an international scholarly association which aims to establish links among those who are involved with any aspect of World Englishes in research and/or teaching. The association focuses on global issues relating to three major aspects of World Englishes, language, literature, and pedagogy. IAWE is committed to the study of the forms and functions of varieties of Englishes in diverse cultural and sociolinguistic contexts.

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English as a lingua franca: interpretations and attitudes
Jennifer Jenkins

Common ground and different realities: World Englishes and English as a lingua franca
Barbara Seidlhofer

Language attitudes and linguistic features in the 'China English' debate
Deyuan He, David C. S. Li

Social and linguistic perspectives on variability in World Englishes
Bertus Van Rooy

English as lingua franca and English in Europe
Margie Berns

Lingua franca or lingua frankensteinia? English in European integration and globalisation
Robert Phillipson

Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
Richard Xiao