Proposing Chinese English as a lingua franca (ChELF)

A means to address terminological puzzles in researching English and Chinese speakers in international communication

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20357455
AutoresWang Ying (0000-0003-3020-5317, University of Southampton, autor de correspondencia), Ying Wang (0000-0003-3126-1134)
Año2023
Volumen39
Número3
Páginas182-185
Fecha de publicación2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEnglish Today (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0266078423000172
OpenAlexW4386809969
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas14

Scholarly attention to English in relation to L1 Chinese speakers in China has yielded fruitful research insights and publications, which present us with various names, such as Chinglish, Chinese English, China English and a few more, leading to terminological controversies (e.g. Eaves, 2011; Y. Li, 2018; Zhang, 1997). A review of different theoretical stances illuminates that recent research under different names converges toward an attempt to reflect the role of English as a lingua franca (ELF) for Chinese individuals, given the context of globalisation and digitalisation. The article proposes to address terminological puzzles by adopting the notion of Chinese English as a lingua franca (ChELF) to elucidate the role of ELF and acknowledge Chinese ownership of English, hoping for collaborations among researchers interested in Chinese legitimacy in English creativity emerging in intercultural practices

China · English as a lingua franca · Globalization · Legitimacy · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Political science · Sociology · History · Law · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Translation Studies and Practices