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The nine papers collected in this volume examine recent trends in language use in mainland China, and the associated social, economic, political, and cultural m

The notion of the native speaker and its undertones of ultimate language competence, language ownership and social status has been problematized by various rese

As China experiences tremendous economic and social transformation in the reform years, language use in China has also undergone remarkable changes in the past