Researching English in contemporary China

• Main Authors: Bolton, Kingsley, Botha, Werner
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93720; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38381
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article provides and introduction to the range of research issues covered by the contributions to this special issue on English in contemporary China. It is suggested that the role of English in Chinese society today cannot be considered in isolation from the sociolinguistic background, as well...