Böcker av Jennifer Jenkins

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, and commentaries.Global Englishes, Fourth Edition has been fully revised and updated and provides an introduction to the subject that is both accessible and comprehensive.Key features of this best-selling textbook include: - coverage of the major historical, linguistic, and sociopolitical developments in the English language from the start of the seventeenth century to the present day;- exploration of the current debates in global Englishes, relating to its uses as a post-colonial language in Asia and Africa, a mother tongue in the US, UK and Antipodes, and lingua franca across the globe, with a strong emphasis on China;- new material on Latin America, English as a lingua franca, and English medium instruction- a range of texts, data and examples drawn from emails, tweets and newspapers;- readings from key scholars including Alastair Pennycook, Henry Widdowson and Lesley Milroy;- updated online support material providing additional materials that are closely linked to each unit of the book.Global Englishes, Fourth Edition provides a dynamic and engaging introduction to this fascinating topic and is essential reading for all students studying global Englishes more broadly, English as a lingua franca specifically, and the factors involved in the spread of English in the world today.

Global Englishes, Fourth Edition has been fully revised and updated and provides an introduction to the subject that is both accessible and comprehensive.

The McKinsey family's world-famous (and legal) distillery, Bourbon Sweet Tea, is threatened when an illegal moonshine still explodes deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Government agents swarm the area, eager to implicate Sweet Tea founder Caleb McKinsey, who was a notorious bootlegger before going legit. Finding out he is dying, McKinsey's ready to hand on his legacy. But none of his children are on speaking terms. His daughter Brigit is determined to remake the company against her father's will, while his sons want nothing to do with their abusive father.When Caleb dangles a lucrative inheritance if all his children return, Brigit and her older brother Mack grudgingly call a truce to find missing brother Kieran. They journey to New York City, where Kieran fled after his girlfriend disappeared. As crimes from Caleb's past promise to destroy Bourbon Sweet Tea, the only way to save their company is for Brigit to convince her brothers to embrace the family legends, and live as outlaws once again.