The Alchemy of English

"What emerges from Kachru's fine work is the potential demarcation of an entire field, rather than merely the fruitful exploration of a topic. [Kachru] is to be congratulated for having taken us as far as he already has and for doing so in so stimulating and so productive a fashion. " - World Englishes "A potent addition to theoretical, sociolinguistic, attitudinal and methodological explorations vis-À-vis the spread and functions of, and innovations in, English from the viewpoint of a non-Western scholar. " - The Language Teacher Winner of the Joint First Prize, Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Competition of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, 1987