The Karmic cycle of world Englishes: Some futuristic constructs

World Englishes

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Kachru, Yamuna ^a   Smith, Larry E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Christopher Smith and Associates LLC   (United States)

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EID: 60449094004     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2008.01566.x     Document Type: Review

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