English in China: Creativity and Commodification
Songqing Li, "English in China: Creativity and Commodification "
English | ISBN: 1032268271 | 2022 | 208 pages | PDF | 13 MB
English | ISBN: 1032268271 | 2022 | 208 pages | PDF | 13 MB
English-related linguistic creativity and language commodification are a constant topic of interest and analysis for scholars. This volume is intended to initiate a dialogue between these two domains of inquiry that have been abundantly addressed but rarely documented together or in relation to one another.
English as used in mainland China is presented as a case study where it remains rather unclear the extent to which the language is actually used in people’s lives, outside the domain of education. The volume enriches existing empirical studies by exploring the creative and innovative uses of English in people’s lives and its commodification at different language-centred economic spaces within China while also providing an update of our understanding of the sociolinguistic situation of English in China, a country undergoing rapid socio-economic transformation.
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