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Beyond the ‘standard’ - Bertus van Rooy, World Englishes: The Local Lives of a Global Language. 1st ed. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024. Pp viii+230. Paperback, £24.99. ISBN: 9781474486309.

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Bertus van Rooy, World Englishes: The Local Lives of a Global Language. 1st ed. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024. Pp viii+230. Paperback, £24.99. ISBN: 9781474486309.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2025

Shanshan Guan Open the ORCID record for Shanshan Guan [Opens in a new window]  and
Jessie Barrot Open the ORCID record for Jessie Barrot [Opens in a new window]
Shanshan Guan
Affiliation:
School of Foreign Studies, Henan Agricultural University, Henan, China
Jessie Barrot*
Affiliation:
College of Education, Arts and Sciences, National University, Manila, Philippines
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Corresponding author: Jessie Barrot; email: [email protected]
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World Englisheslinguistic diversitylocalization of Englishglocalizationlinguistic imperialismlanguage policy
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English Today , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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