{"product_id":"the-societal-codification-of-korean-english-9781350189089","title":"The Societal Codification of Korean English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom K-pop to kimchi, Korean culture is becoming increasingly popular on the world stage. This cultural internationalisation is also mirrored linguistically, in the emergence and development of Korean English. Often referred to as Konglish', this book describes how the two terms in fact refer to different things and explains how Koreans have made the English language their own.Arguing that languages are no longer codified and legitimised by dictionaries and textbooks but by everyday usage and media, Alex Baratta explores how to reconceptualise the idea of codification.' Providing illustrative examples of how Koreans have taken commonly used English expressions and adjusted them, such as doing Dutch pay', wearing a Burberry' and using hand phones', this book explores the implications and opportunities social codification presents to EFL students and teachers. In so doing, \u003ci\u003eThe Societal Codification of Korean English\u003c\/i\u003e offers wider perspectives on English change across the world, see\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA valuable sociolinguistic study of the growth and spread of English in Korea, crammed with  broader insights for World English scholarship. * Rajend Mesthrie, Emeritus Professor and Research Chair, Linguistics Section, University of Cape Town, South Africa *\u003cbr\u003eBaratta’s work fills a critical gap in the area of Korean English which has long concerned those of us in the field of World Englishes. His rich  variety of data provides many interesting examples and his discussion about controversial aspects of Korean English will provoke readers to consider essential issues in language contact. * Hyejeong Ahn, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables 1.     Introduction 2.     A Discussion of Four Key Topics 3.     Societal Codification 4.     The Lexical and Grammatical Aspects of Korean English 5.     Media English in Korea 6.     Korean English in the EFL Classroom References Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019634639191,"sku":"9781350189089","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350189089.jpg?v=1750780852","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-societal-codification-of-korean-english-9781350189089","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}