The spread of English in China and its implications

Lidi, Wang

doi:10.2104/aral0832

In:English as an International Language: Challenges and possibilities
Edited by Michael Clyne and Farzad Sharifian †
[Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 31:3] 2008
► pp. 32.1–32.4

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The spread of English in China and its implications

Wang Lidi | Beijing Foreign Studies University

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Published online: 1 January 2008

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