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Peer reviewedYong, Zhao; Campbell, Keith P. – World Englishes, 1995
This article presents a demographic profile of the users of English in China and the distribution of proficiency among the millions of English users, and includes a sociolinguistic profile of the different uses of English in Chinese society. It concludes that the primary function of English in China is social and economic mobility. Contains 40…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Status, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
