A Study of the Status Quo and Prospect of Chinese English in the Background of English as a Lingua Franca

Abstract English is the most popular language which is used by people in the whole world。 The population of English users and the area of English available are both huge。 English now can be seen as a lingua franca because of manifold reasons。 Due to the huge influence of English, learning English is now quite prevalent in those countries whose official language or second language is not English。 China has the largest population in the world, and at the same time there are a growing number of people who learn English every year。 Compared with other areas, China has a unique English study pattern as is deeply influenced by Confucianism。 As time goes by, Chinese English (Chinglish) is gradually formed。 Plus, there is a new word “China English” which has drawn people’s attention in these years。 The author will concentrate on the study of traits of Chinglish and its connection with China English。 Besides, the author will discuss the future trend of Chinglish to help people build a right and objective attitude to Chinglish。74244

 Keywords: Lingua Franca；Chinglish；China English

在英语作为通用语的背景下对中式英语现状及前景的研究

摘  要 英语是全世界人民最受欢迎的语言。英语使用者的数量十分庞大，英语通行的地区非常广泛。因为多种原因，英语现在可被视为通用语。由于英语有着巨大的影响力，学习英语在那些非英语为母语的国家非常的普遍。中国是世界上人口最多的国家，每年学习英语的人相当多且在逐步增长。与其他地区相比，中国有着其特有的文化，也有着特有的学习英语的模式。随着时间增长，中式英语渐渐形成。另外，最近几年，有一个新词“中国英语”出现并吸引着人们的注意。本文作者将集中研究中式英语的特点及其与中国英语的联系。同时，作者将探讨中式英语发展的未来及如何引导人们树立对中式英语客观正确的态度。

毕业论文关键字：通用语；中式英语；中国英语。

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

1。1 Research Background 1

1。2 Purpose of the study 1

1。3 Significance of the study 2

2。 English as a lingua franca 2

2。1 Origin and development of English。。。。。2

2。1。1 Introduction of English。。。2

2。1。2 Origin of English。2

2。1。2。1 Proto-Germanic to Old English。。2

2。1。2。2 Middle English。。。2

2。1。2。3 Early Modern English3

2。1。2。4 Modern English 。3

2。1。3 Development and classification of English 3

2。2 English as a lingua franca3

2。2。1 Definition of lingua franca。。3

   2。2。2 English as a lingua franca。。。4

   2。2。3 Influence of English as a lingua franca。。。4

3。 Chinese English 5

3。1 Definition of Chinglish5

3。2 Anylisis of Chinglish6

   3。2。1 Traits and typical Examples of Chinglish。。。6

   3。2。2 Cause of Chinglish’s formation。。。8

4。 China English 8

4。1 Definition of China English 8

4。2 Similarities between Chinglish and China English 9