MARIO SARANCENI teaches Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. His previous publications include English in the World: Global Rules, Global Roles (co-edited with Rani Rubdy, 2006), The Language of Comics (2003) and papers in international journals, such as English Today, ELT Journal, World Englishes.

Preface English in the World Language and Nation Building World Englishes The Contradiction of Plurality English as a Lingua Franca The Location of English in Malaysia The Relocation of English References Index

Addressing issues related to the physical, cultural, ideological and psychological relocation of English, this volume provides a critical examination of current sociolinguistic study of English in the world and suggests a new approach which focuses more on ideological and psychological aspects of the phenomenon.