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Using letter words in China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2006

Hongyuan Wang  and
Ying Yang
Hongyuan Wang
Affiliation:
English Department of Yulin College, Shaanxi, China
Ying Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Tianjin University of Technology and Education, China
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Abstract

In ET58 (Apr 99), there appeared an article entitled ‘English everywhere in China’, in which Kang Jianxiu has not only cited many examples to show that English is extensively used in China, but also lists several reasons for using the language and predicts that the phenomenon is unstoppable. From the date of its publication to the present time, more than six years have passed. What has happened in China during those years concerning the use of English? Has Kang's predication been proved right? We have been following the phenomenon, and would like to discuss these questions.

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English Today , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 47 - 50
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2006 Cambridge University Press

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