The Language Situation in China / Li Yuming, editor in chief ; Zhou Qingsheng, Guo Xi, Zhou Hongbo, associate editors ; Xu Xiaoying, Dai Wenying, editorial assistants ; Zhao Shouhui, Yao Xiaoping, Rodulf Salzlechner, translation advisors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yuming, Li, editor.

Qingsheng, Zhou, editor.

Xi, Guo, editor.

Hongbo, Zhou, editor.

Xiaoying, Xu, editor.

Wenying, Dai, editor.

Shouhui, Zhao, translator.

Xiaoping, Yao, translator.

Salzlechner, Rodulf, translator.

Series:

Language policies and practices in China ; Volume 2.

Language policies and practices in China, 2195-9838 ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language policy--China.

Language policy.

Language planning--China.

Language planning.

Chinese language--Variation.

Chinese language.

Language and education--China.

Language and education.

Language and culture--China.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter Mouton, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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 what is called "language life" in China. These reports cover language policy and planning invitatives at the national, provincial and local levels, new trends in language use in a variety of social domains, and major events concerning languages in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Now for the first time, these reports are available in English for anyone interested in Chinese language and linguistics, China's language, education and social policies, as well as everyday language use among the ordinary people in China. The invaluable data contained in these reports provide an essential reference to researchers, professionals, policy makers, and China watchers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preserving and developing language resources Foreword to The Language Situation in China: English Version, Vol. 2 (2008-2009) / Yuming, Li

Contents

I. Language Work

1. An update on the use and management of standard spoken and written Chinese / Min, Chen / Aqing, Hao / Dan, Wei / Qi, Wang / Yingchuan, Zhang / Hong, Yu / Yan, Zhang / Daojuan, Zhou

2. Information management of spoken and written languages in China: An update on the latest efforts and development / Min, Chen / Cuiye, Wang / Qi, Wang

3. An overview of ethnic language affairs / Xulian, Li / Siyuan, He

4. A survey of sci-tech terminology work / Xiaoming, Dai

5. Status quo of sign language / Wei, Huang / Dingqian, Gu

II. Special Research

6. The international dissemination of Chinese language / Feng, Luo / Yandong, Jiang / Wenzheng, Sun / Lizhen, Li / Quan, Li / Lei, Guan

7. Language use in civil aviation / Rui, He

8. Language situation on the Qinghai-Tibet railway / Yang, He / Yingping, Xiao

9. Language standardization in criminal courts / Meizhen, Liao

10. Language of psychological assistance in post-earthquake services / Hua, Nie

11. The improvement of the language environment for the Shanghai Expo 2010 / Ripei, Zhang

12. Language situation of the Three Gorges immigrants of the Changjiang River / Lei, Wang / Qiumei, Tong

13. A survey of the language use at the migrant schools in Shanghai / Bingbing, Jiang / Jianhua, Shi / Yijia, Wang

14. A survey on parents' attitudes towards maids' use of dialects / Jing, Yin

15. The language situation at foreign companies: A case study of Shanghai / Zhiping, Yin

16. An overview of languages used in Beijing markets catering to foreign customers: A case study of Silk Street / Jianping, Gao

17. Language situation of Zhejiang's Yiwu Small Commodity Market / Liqun, Mao

18. Bilingual education in Altay Prefecture of Xinjiang / Liqin, Gao / Ahata, Shayelan

19. A survey of languages used by immigrants in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Group / Liqin, Gao

20. The English translation of Chinese menus / Tongquan, Zhou / Wei, Zheng

21. Short message language use report / Li, Xia

22. Buzzwords vis-á-vis social change in China from 1978 to 2008 / Yang, He / Jie, Guo

III. Language Focuses

23. Chinese elements in the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics / Rui, He

24. Language issues in advertising / Shaobing, Qu

25. The case of Zhao C / Jun, Zhang

26. The Internet language craze / Lei, Wang / Tingting, He

27. The three buzzwords: 山寨(Shanzhai), 雷(Lei), and 囧(Jiong) / Lei, Wang

28. Chinese catchwords of the year (2007-2008) / Erhong, Yang

29. Chinese neologisms of the year (2007-2008) / Min, Hou

IV. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan

30. New shifts in the medium of instruction policy of Hong Kong / Kwong, Wong Pui

31. Language policy and language education for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong / Shui-Duen, Chan

32. Legal language of Macao / Zhaoyang, Shao / Qian, Chen

33. Language situation in Taiwan / Guilin, Yu

Appendix 1. A record of major Chinese language events (2007) / Zixia, Jiang / Qiang, Li

Appendix 2. A record of major Chinese language events (2008) / Zixia, Jiang / Qiang, Li

Contents (Chinese version 2007, Volume I)

Contents (Chinese version 2008, Volume I)

Postscript

Editorial Teams of the English Edition

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781614518266

1614518262

9781614513650

1614513651

OCLC:

948655576