The future conditional building an English-speaking society in northeast China / Eric S. Henry.
| Author/creator | Henry, Eric S. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021. |
| Description | xiii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The English modern -- Dirty talk: hybrid registers of Chinese and English -- The moral economy of walls: recursive enclosure and linguistic space -- Better to die abroad than to live in China: narratives of life and learning -- Commodifying language: the business of English in Shenyang -- On "Chinglish": stigmatization, laughter and nostalgia -- The white foreign body of the native English speaker. |
| Abstract | "An ethnography of students and teachers at private English language schools in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, this book examines how foreign languages have been incorporated into everyday speech practices and what it means to speak English in China today"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020034865 |
| ISBN | 9781501755163 (softcover) |
| ISBN | 9781501754906 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |