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Towards the acceptability of China English at home and abroad

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2006

Chen Meilin  and
Hu Xiaoqiong
Chen Meilin
Affiliation:
College of Foreign Languages, Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China
Hu Xiaoqiong
Affiliation:
College of Foreign Languages, Three Gorges University, China
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Abstract

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Is a vast new variety of the language emerging? As the learning of English becomes a hot issue in China, linguists there and elsewhere have become interested in ‘China English’ – a relatively new concept. However, whether English as used in China has yet acquired the status of a distinct new variety of the language remains an open question. This paper reviews the acceptability of such an English, both at home and abroad, which has the potential (it is argued) to be accepted as a standard variety.

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Original Article
Information
English Today , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 44 - 52
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press