Chapter 6: Chinglish: An Interlanguage with Inherent Communicative Challenges for Chinese English Language Learners

English is widely used in the world as an international language. However, depending on the countries and regions in which it is spoken, various versions of English have evolved. Chinglish has developed as the English–Chinese interlanguage. An understanding of grammar, syntax, pragmatics, and phonology is essential to learn English as a second language. However, many differences exist between Chinese and English in these regards. This chapter examines the development of Chinglish as an interlanguage, including its history; explores the challenges Chinglish poses to Chinese second language learners of English; and proposes alternative solutions to overcome such challenges.