期刊名称：International Journal of English and Education
印刷版ISSN：2278-4012
出版年度：2012
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：43-52
出版社：Brahmaputra Publishing House
摘要：There is no denying the fact that English as a Global Language is gaining recognition as a specialphenomenon and the publication of journals like World Englishes and English World-Wide, andbooks like English as a World Language, English Around the World, and English in the Worldestablish the fact. This also indicates that Global English is being recognized as a field of studyin its own right. Braj Kachru and others feel that we have made considerable progress in thisdirection during the last few years. Thus more and more people are giving up the assumption thatEnglish is primarily an Anglo–American, Judeo– Christian phenomenon. A related assumptionthat is also being given up today is the tenet that Anglo– American norms should be the finalarbiters in all matters pertaining to the use of English, such as pronunciation, stylisticpreferences, etc. What has not been sufficiently recognized, in my opinion, is that English as aGlobal language is not merely an international language, that Global English even as aninternational language represents a totally new phenomenon in human history.
