A comparison of the global status of English and Chinese
Towards a new global language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20356409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Gil (0000-0003-3600-4866, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52-59 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | English Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0266078411000149 |
| OpenAlex | W2056389461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 29 |
China's rapid development and growing engagement with the rest of the world have prompted much discussion and debate about the Chinese language, especially its prospects for becoming a global language. A report in China Daily (2004), for example, suggests that: there may even come a day when learning Chinese, like present day English, becomes compulsory for business, politics and cultural exchanges – a trend that has become increasingly plausible as more foreign students enrol in Chinese courses and China as a nation takes a more prominent role on the international stage
China · Chinese language · Economic growth · Economics · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Law · Medicine · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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The Major Languages of East and South-East Asia
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Chinese, English, Spanish - and the rest
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The Chinese Mosaic
The Chinese Diaspora and Mainland China
Emergent China and Chinese
Predicting challenges to English as a global language in the 21st century
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |