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Legitimizing China English: A systematic approach to emerging Englishes in academic writing - Alex Baratta, Rui He and Paul Vincent Smith, Emerging Englishes: China English in Academic Writing London and New York: Routledge, 2025. Pp. vi+153. Hardback $144.00, ISBN 9781032530482; eBook $43.99, ISBN 9781003409915

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Alex Baratta, Rui He and Paul Vincent Smith, Emerging Englishes: China English in Academic Writing London and New York: Routledge, 2025. Pp. vi+153. Hardback $144.00, ISBN 9781032530482; eBook $43.99, ISBN 9781003409915

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2025

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Zheng Wang*
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School of Foreign Languages, Harbin University, Harbin, China
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Corresponding author: Zheng Wang; Email: wangzheng@hrbu.edu.cn
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China EnglishWorld Englisheslinguistic legitimacyacademic writinglinguistic diversity

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English Today , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , December 2025 , pp. 284 - 286
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