II. Cloze Test (30%; 2% each)    The contexts, sociolinguistic and 21 , within which English was discussed inthese conferences were international and intranational. The term “World Englishes”and 22 sociolinguistic and pragmatic justification came later.    Why the use of “Englishes” (Kachru, 1985a; Kachru & Smith, 1988)? Theterm 23 the functional and formal variations, divergent sociolinguistic contexts,ranges and varieties of English in creativity, and various types of acculturationin 24 the Western and non-Western world. This concept emphasizes “We-ness,”and not the dichotomy between us and them (the native and nonnative users). In thissense, then, English is a valuable tool 25 for various functions. The approaches tothe study of World Englishes, 26 , have to be interdisciplinary and integrative, anddifferent methodologies must be used (literacy, linguistic, and pedagogical) to capturedistinct identities of different Englishes, and to examine critically the implications ofsuch identities in 27 communication.
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