Chinese Englishes - A Sociolinguistic History

Informationen zum Autor Kingsley Bolton is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Hong Kong, where he lectures on sociolinguistics and World Englishes. He has published a number of books and articles on sociolinguistics, Asian Englishes, Hong Kong English, Chinese pidgin English, and Chinese secret societies. Zusammenfassung This book explores the spread of English in China from the seventeenth century to the present day. Kingsley Bolton uses a fascinating variety of sources to uncover a history of Chinese Englishes which dates from the era of Chinese pidgin English to the emergence of Hong Kong English and beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps; List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. New Englishes and World Englishes: pluricentric approaches to English worldwide; 2. The sociolinguistics of English in late colonial Hong Kong, 1980-1997; 3. The archaeology of 'Chinese Englishes', 1637-1949; 4. The emergence of Hong Kong English as a 'new English'; 5. Hong Kong, China and Chinese Englishes; Appendices; References; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kingsley Bolton, Kingsley (The University of Hong Kong) Bolton
• Mitarbeit: Bas Aarts (Herausgeber), Kyt& (Herausgeber), Merja Kyt&148 (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521030014
• ISBN: 978-0-521-03001-4
• Seiten: 360
• Serien: Studies in English Language; Studies in English Language
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; China, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Sociolinguistics, Chinese, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies