Chinese English

Zhichang Xu is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and English Language at the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia. His research areas include Chinese English, world Englishes, applied linguistics, cultural linguistics, intercultural education, and translation and interpreting studies. His major publications include Chinese English: Features and Implications (2010), Chinese Rhetoric and Writing (co-authored with Andy Kirkpatrick, 2012), Researching Chinese English: The State of the Art (Eds. Xu, He and Deterding, 2017), and Chinese-English Interpreting and Intercultural Communication (co-authored with Jim Hlavac, 2020).

"This book pushes the edge. It advances thinking about Chinese English and World Englishes, and deconstructs both in the process. But best of all, it is immensely readable. Xu has drawn on powerful narratives, including his own, to ground theoretical discussions so that everything makes sense. It is a stunning contribution to the field." Gary Barkhuizen, University of Auckland"Xu makes several theoretical and practical contributions. By integrating contextual, eco-logical, ideological, and philosophical dimensions into a unified framework, Chinese English ASIAN STUDIES REVIEWbroadens the scope of current research and enhances existing theoretical models for WE, while innovatively combining Chinese and Western philosophies."An excerpt from a book review by Ying Zhang and Shujun Chen, Asian Studies Review, DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2024.2312590

• 1. Introduction 2. Revisiting Chinese English 3. Developing a framework for Chinese English 4. Decoding Chinese English names 5. Unpacking Chinese English norms 6. Reconstructing Chinese English narratives