Chinese English - Names, Norms and Narratives

This book offers a distinct exploration of Chinese English - an 'expanding circle' variety with the largest rising population of speakers in the World Englishes (WE) family. The book provides readers with a novel theoretical framework for researching Chinese English that includes first-hand narratives by speakers of this variety of English.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Revisiting Chinese English 3. Developing a framework for Chinese English 4. Decoding Chinese English names 5. Unpacking Chinese English norms 6. Reconstructing Chinese English narratives

About the author

Zhichang Xu is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and English Language at the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia. His research areas include Chinese English, world Englishes, applied linguistics, cultural linguistics, intercultural education, and translation and interpreting studies. His major publications include Chinese English: Features and Implications (2010), Chinese Rhetoric and Writing (co-authored with Andy Kirkpatrick, 2012), Researching Chinese English: The State of the Art (Eds. Xu, He and Deterding, 2017), and Chinese-English Interpreting and Intercultural Communication (co-authored with Jim Hlavac, 2020).

Summary

This book offers a distinct exploration of Chinese English – an ‘expanding circle’ variety with the largest rising population of speakers in the World Englishes (WE) family. The book provides readers with a novel theoretical framework for researching Chinese English that includes first-hand narratives by speakers of this variety of English.

Product details

• Authors: Zhichang Xu
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032278759
• ISBN: 978-1-032-27875-9
• No. of pages: 284
• Weight: 560 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in World Englishes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Communication Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc