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Growing East Asian words in English

British university students' attitudes to words of East Asian origin in the English language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2019

Zixi You ,
Jieun Kiaer  and
Hyejeong Ahn
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With the change of linguistic, cultural and ethnic landscapes, multilingual, multicultural and multi-ethnic realities are increasing globally. In the case of the UK, the 2011 Census showed that the Asian or Asian British ethnic group category had one of the largest increases since 2001, with a third of the foreign-born population of the UK (2.4 million) now identifying as Asian British (Office for National Statistics, 2013). It is not surprising then, given the aforementioned demographic situation, to see many Asian-origin words in the English language. East Asian words are now entering into the English lexicon with unprecedented speed as a consequence of increased contact between East Asia and the English-speaking world.

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English Today , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , June 2020 , pp. 17 - 34
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019

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