This text considers contemporary China’s language ideology and how it supports China as a rising global power player. It examines the materialization of this

This book explores language ideologies in China, which encounters the unprecedented global spread of English as a lingua franca, against the backdrop of globali

This book explores language ideologies in China, which encounters the unprecedented global spread of English as a lingua franca, against the backdrop of globali

This book investigates the macroacquisition of Chinese – its large-scale acquisition and adoption for various purposes by individuals, governments and organis

Surveying a wide range of languages and approaches, this Handbook is an essential resource for all those interested in language standards and standard languages