Introduction: Genre Analysis and World Englishes

Abstract

In recent years, discourse and genre analysis has established itself as an important field of study within linguistics having implications for applied linguistics, especially in the teaching and learning of languages, mass communication, writing research, language reform and a number of other areas related to professional and academic communication. However, a more recent recognition of variation in the use of English as a result of its global spread and use in the ‘outer’ and the ‘expanding circles’ (Kachru, 1992) has given rise to concerns about the need and capacity of the presently used paradigms, frameworks and methodologies in discourse and genre analysis to account for such a variation. Since English has undoubtedly acquired the status of a world language, it is more than necessary that linguists of all persuasions, whether interested in the issues of language acquisition, description, use or reform need to adjust their vision, paradigms, frameworks or methodologies in order to be able to account for this global variation in the use of English in the intra and international contexts. The main purpose of this special volume is to address some of these issues arising from intercultural and cross‐cultural perspectives on the use of English as an international or world language.

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