1. The Quirk and Kachru Controversy
... countries. The inner circle represents the traditional bases of English, or to simplify, countries in which English is a first language: the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, anglophone Canada and some of the Caribbean territories. The total number of English speakers in the inner circle is as high as 380 million, of whom some 120 million are outside ... which has been used when describing language learners poor competence in using vocabulary, grammar and phonology of a language. Kachru criticizes Quirk's position and argues that Quirk sees applied linguistics separated from...
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