The language situation in china. volume 6, 2015 / edited by Li Yuming, Li Wei.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wei, Li, editor.

Yuming, Li, editor.

Series:

Language Policies and Practices in China [LPPC] ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinesisch.

Sprachpolitik.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 462 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : Walter De Gruyter, Inc., [2021]

Language Note:

In 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 languge and linguistics, China's languge, 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

Contents

Editorial Teams of the English Edition

Introduction. 1 The language situation in China: 2014

Part I Special report

2 One decade of The Language Situation in China

3 Ten years of language monitoring and research in China

Part II Special focuses

4 Promoting mutual enhancement of language ability, furthering human development and social progress – Address at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Language

5 Enhancing language ability and education for the 21st century – Address at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Language

6 Modern interpretations of language functions: cross-civilizational dialogue, narrowing divides, and building new humanism – Address at the plenary session of the International Conference on Language

7 Enhancing language ability and promoting civilizational exchanges – Address at the plenary session of the International Conference on Language

8 Making greater contributions to the enhancement of humanity’s language ability and the progress of human civilization – Address at the closing ceremony of the International Conference on Language

9 Conclusions of the International Conference on Language (Suzhou Conclusions) (June 6, 2014, Suzhou, China)

Part III Special fields

10 Diverse and colorful National Reading

11 Overview of recent writing tasks on the Senior Secondary Entrance Examination

12 Survey of the state of practical writing studies among Nanjing primary school students

13 Survey of the state of language among new and earlier rural migrant workers

14 The state of banking language services

15 Survey of the state of research and use of minority sign languages

16 Survey of sign language comprehension in the CCTV program Focus On

17 Survey of language in public service announcements in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

18 Survey of language use in white and color papers

19 Report on language phenomena on the Chinese Internet

20 State of development of the Confucius Institutes

21 State of development of overseas Chinese education

Part IV Hot topics

22 Galvanizing reforms to foreign languages on the college entrance examination

23 Internet language norms incite heated debate

24 English slang with “Chinese intonation”

Part V Words and passages

25 Characters and words of 2014 as mementos of history

26 Hot topics in society among the neologisms of 2014

27 China and the world in the popular phrases of 2014

28 The grassroots diversity of Internet slang in 2014

29 The powerful impact of shilian

30 Words that have experienced “expressional” changes in recent years

Part VI Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan

31 Language education in Hong Kong primary and secondary schools

32 The media of instruction at institutions of higher education in Macau

33 The state of language life in Taiwan (2014)

Appendices

I Language-related content in the official documents of other national ministries and commissions

II Recommended Chinese translations of foreign-language terms (batches 1–3)

III The first batch of terms for the “Project for the Translation and Communication of Key Concepts in Chinese Culture and Thought”

IV Chronology of major events in language life 2014

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

3-11-071179-6

OCLC:

1233041701