The Rise of Chinese as a Global Language Prospects and Obstacles
This book investigates the macroacquisition of Chinese – its large-scale acquisition and adoption for various purposes by individuals, governments and organisations – and the implications of this process for the future of English as a global language. The author contextualises the macroacquisition o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1 – Introduction: English and Chinese in Today’s Multilingual World
- Chapter 2 – Language Comprehensive Competitiveness: A Conceptual Framework for Investigating the Macroacquisition of Chinese
- Chapter 3 – The Language Comprehensive Competitiveness of Chinese: The Objective Perspective
- Chapter 4 – The Language Comprehensive Competitiveness of Chinese: The Subjective Perspective
- Chapter 5 – A Language Comprehensive Competitiveness Profile of Chinese
- Chapter 6: The Character-Based Writing System: An Obstacle to Becoming a Global Language or Not?
- Chapter 7 – English and Chinese in Tomorrow’s Multilingual World: Continuation, Co-existence or Replacement?
- Chapter 8 – Conclusion