The English Language in Pakistan

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by  Robert J. Baumgardner (editor)

The English Language in Pakistan
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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list of Tables x
Note on Transcription
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Introduction
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Roben J. Baumgardner
I. LANGUAGE BACKGROUND
1. English in South Asia: A Historical Perspective 3
Ahmed Ali
2. The Position and Status of English in Pakistan 13
Anjum Riyazul Haque
3. English Language Publishing in Pakistan 19
Shayan Afzal Khan and Jane Ann Lindley
II. LANGUAGE VARIETY
4. English in Non-Native Use: A Second-Language View 33
Anjum P. Saleemi
5. The lndigenization of English in Pakistan 41
Robert J. Baumgardner
6. Lexical Variation in Pakistani English 55
Mubina Ta/aat
7. Native and Non-Native Grammars of English 63
Anjum P. Saleemi
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8. Of Dacoits and Desperados: Crime Reponing in 69
Pakistani English
Audrey E. H. KenMdy
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LANGUAGES IN CONTACT
9. The Urduization of English in Pakistan 83
Robert J. Baumgardner, Audrey E. H. Kennedy.
and Fauzia Shamim
10. A Bribe by Any Other Name . . . : Terms of Gratification 204
in Pakistani English
Audrey E. H. Kennedy
11. New English Creative Writing: A Pakistani Writer's 212
Perspective
Bapsi Sidhwa
12. The Use of English in Urdu Advenising in Pakistan 221
Shaheen Meraj
IV. LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY
13. Utilizing Pakistani Newspaper English to Teach Grammar 255
Robert J. Baumgardner
14. The Use of Local Contexts in the Design of EST Materials 274
Robert J. Baumgardner and Audrey E. H. Kennedy
References 284
Notes on Contributors 303
Index 306
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Acknowledgements
Oxford University Press and the Editor would like to thank the
following publishers for permission to reprint the anicles listed below:
Cambridge University Press for
The lndigenization of English in Pakistan by Robert J.
Baumgardner. 1990. English Today 6(1):59- 65.
Pergamon Press for
The Position and Status of English in Pakistan by Anjum Riyazul
Haque. 1983. World Language English 2(1):6- 9.
Utilizing Pakistani Newspaper English to Teach Grammar by
Robert J. Baumgardner. 1987. World Englishes 6(3):241-52.
The United States Information Agency for
English in Nonnative Use: A Second-Language View by Anjum P.
Saleemi. 1985. English Teaching Forum XXXIIl(2):16-20.
The Use of Local Contexts in the Design of EST Materials by
Robert J. Baumgardner and Audrey E. H. Kennedy. 1991. English
Teaching Forum XXIX(l):40-2.
Baumgardner (1987 and 1990), Baumgardner and Kennedy (1991),
and Haque (1983) have been slightly revised for the present volume.
We would also like to thank The Frontier Post (Lahore and
Peshawar), The Nation (Lahore). and The News (Lahore) for permis
sion to reprint the canoons which appear in this volume.
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List of Tables
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3.1 Statistics of Textbook Publishing in Pakistan 21
3.2 Statistics of Book Publishing in Pakistan 23
3.3 The Press in Pakistan (Dailies) 25
3.4 The Press in Pakistan- Language-wise Distribution 26
3.5 The Press in Pakistan-Province-wise Distribution 28
8. 1 The Perpetrators in Crime Reporting 70
12. l Average Circulation of Newspapers and Periodicals 222
12.2 Language of Product Names 225
12.3 Script of Product Names 226
12.4 Language of Manufacturers' Names 227
12.5 English Words before Manufacturers' Names 228
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