Kingsley BoltonProfessor Emeritus
About me
Kingsley Bolton is Professor Emeritus in English Linguistics. Kingsley was educated at the University of Kent, Edinburgh University, and Reading University, UK. His research interests include a wide range of topics related to language and society and English worldwide. Kingsley is currently Co-Editor of the international journal World Englishes (Wiley-Blackwell), and a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of Applied Linguistics Review, Educational Studies, English Today, English World-Wide and the Journal of World Languages. He has an active and continuing research agenda, much of which focuses on English in the Asian region, English-medium education, and world Englishes. His publications include a number of books on world Englishes and Asian Englishes, as well as research articles dealing with issues related to English-medium instruction (EMI). His most recent book project has been The handbook of Asian Englishes (2020, Wiley-Blackwell, with Werner Botha and Andy Kirkpatrick), and The Routledge Handbook of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education (2024, with Werner Botha and Benedict Lin). In addition, he is also Editor for the Routledge book series, Multilingual Asia.
Publications
A selection from Stockholm University publication database
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Read more about A socio-historical approach to multilingualism in Hong Kong
A socio-historical approach to multilingualism in Hong Kong
2021. Kingsley Bolton, Siu-lun Lee. Multilingual global cities, 38-62
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Read more about Singapore English, language mixing, and vernacular speech
Singapore English, language mixing, and vernacular speech
2021. Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha. Multilingual Singapore, 28-46
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Read more about Societal multilingualism in Hong Kong
Societal multilingualism in Hong Kong
2021. Kingsley Bolton, John Bacon-Shone, Siu-lun Lee. Multilingual global cities, 160-184
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Read more about World Englishes
World Englishes
2021. Kingsley Bolton. Bloomsbury world Englishes volume 1, 9-26
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Read more about World Englishes and Philippine call centres
World Englishes and Philippine call centres
2021. Kingsley Bolton. The Routledge handbook of world Englishes, 543-557
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Read more about Asian Englishes today
Asian Englishes today
2020. Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha, Andy Kirkpatrick. The handbook of Asian Englishes, 1-11
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Read more about English in Asian linguistic landscapes
English in Asian linguistic landscapes
2020. Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha. The handbook of Asian Englishes, 833-861
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Read more about English in Asian universities
English in Asian universities
2020. Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha. The handbook of Asian Englishes, 133-168
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Read more about English in China
English in China
2020. Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha, Wei Zhang. The handbook of Asian Englishes, 503-528
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Read more about Hong Kong English
Hong Kong English
2020. Kingsley Bolton, John Bacon-Shone, Kang Kwong Luke. The handbook of Asian Englishes, 448-478
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Read more about Linguistic landscapes and language contact
Linguistic landscapes and language contact
2020. Kingsley Bolton. The handbook of language contact, 281-300
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