This volumes examines selected formal and functional characteristics of english in south asia where english was introduced in the sixteenth century and now has over fifty million users an integrative and interdisciplinary collection the books brings together invited papers by acclaimed creative writers from india and pakistan and by international linguists and english educators. South asian english structure use and users english in the global context by robert j baumgardner isbn 13 9780252064937 isbn 10 0252064933 paperback urbana il university of illinois press january 1 1996 isbn 13 978 0252064937. South asian english structure use and users english in the global context by robert j baumgardner used very good paperback condition very good no jacket isbn 10 0252064933 isbn 13 9780252064937 seller. Robert j baumgardner ed south asian english structure use and users english in the global context urbana university of illinois press 1996 pp xx 286 hb 4495 pb 1695 reviewed by james w gair modem languages cornell university ithaca ny 14853 jwg2cornelledu fifty years after the nations of south asia gained their independence from brit ain the language of the . Skip to main content menu browse resources authors librarians editors