Kurzon Where East Looks West

Success in English in Goa and the Konkan Coast
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-85359-675-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Multilingual Matters

The aim of the book is to explain the constant success in the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of speakers of the Indian language Konkani, who live in Goa and to the south of Goa. The book examines historical and sociolinguistic factors, some of which pertain to India as a whole, while others are unique to the Konkani-speaking regions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kurzon, Dennis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Über Autor(innen)

Kurzon Dennis:
Dennis Kurzon is professor of English linguistics at Haifa University, Israel. He has published extensively on legal language and on pragmatics, including both books and articles. Apart from lectures given at various forums, the present book is Kurzon's first incursion into Indian sociolinguistics, based on four years of research including several trips to India.Dennis Kurzon is professor of English linguistics at Haifa University, Israel. He has published extensively on legal language and on pragmatics, including both books and articles. Apart from lectures given at various forums, the present book is Kurzon's first incursion into Indian sociolinguistics, based on four years of research including several trips to India.