The Feature and Future of Chinglish

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Surawate Tocharoen

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This article aims to study the features, future, and position of Chinglish in modern world divided into five major parts which are demonstrated as follows: (1) Introduction (the making of world Englishes) (2) the history of Chinglish (3) the unique language features of Chinglish (4) Chinglish through the perspective of the outsider, and (5) the future of Chinglish in modern world. The understanding acquired from this study would expand the readers’ vision concerning varieties of English, world Englishes, and particularly the development and an introduction of Chinglish to the world. Moreover, the very special characters and elements of Chinglish for example, phonology, lexical, and syntax are portrayed. In addition, the display of strange authentic Chinglish signs and example of food names are declared with Chinese character, Hanyu Pinyin, and the explanation of their errors. As a final point, the continued existence of Chinglish is discussed and anticipated based on the social and economic explanations.

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Tocharoen, S. (2018). The Feature and Future of Chinglish. Ramkhamhaeng University Journal Humanities Edition, 37(1), 73–90. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/huru/article/view/133037
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