Proposing Chinese English as a lingua franca (ChELF)

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

Dados Bibliográficos

ID20357455
AutoresWang Ying (0000-0003-3020-5317, University of Southampton, autor correspondente), Ying Wang (0000-0003-3126-1134)
Ano2023
Volume39
Fascículo3
Páginas182-185
Data de publicação2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnglish Today (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0266078423000172
OpenAlexW4386809969
IdiomaEN
Referências 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