Chinese English: Names, Norms and Narratives

ISBN-13: 9781138630345 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 296 str.

Zhichang Xu

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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).