Screen LibraryThe language situation in China. volume 1 /
China, with the world's largest population, numerous ethnic groups, and vast geographical space, is also rich in languages. Since 2006, China's State Language Commission has been publishing annual reports on "language life" in China. These reports cover language policy and planni...
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De Gruyter Mouton,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Language policies and practices in china [lppc]
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| Summary: |
China, with the world's largest population, numerous ethnic groups, and vast geographical space, is also rich in languages. Since 2006, China's State Language Commission has been publishing annual reports on "language life" in China. These reports cover language policy and planning, new trends in language use, and major events concerning languages in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Now these reports are available in English. |
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1 online resource(xii,455pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9781614512530 |
| Index Number: | P119 |
| CLC: | H0-05 |
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Frontmatter -- Understanding China s situation through its language life Foreword to The Language Situation in China: English Version Vol. 1 (2006 2007) / Contents -- Introduction: Building a harmonious language life / 1 Language policies and regulations in China: An overview / 2 The promotion of Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese): An overview / 3 Evaluation of language management in China s cities / 4 Language standardization in China / 5 Language resource monitoring and applied research on language / 6 The status of the language in the press and publishing / 7 Use of language in radio and television broadcasting / 8 Standardization of scientific terms in China / 9 Ethnic minority bilingual education in China / 10 The standardization and computerization of minority languages and writing / 11 Cross-provincial cooperation in enhancing the development of the spoken and written languages of the ethnic minorities in China / 12 Status quo of language use in medical documents and on medicinal packages / 13 The Language status of migrant workers / 14 Efforts of creating a good language environment for B ij n Olympic Games: A brief report / 15 A survey of Sh n h i students use of Putonghua and Sh n h i dialect / 16 Status quo of the Jinuo language / 17 A survey of Chinese characters, words and phrases used in news media (2005 2006) / 18 Investigation of Tibetan language informationization and software use / 19 |