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Dec 16, 2022 · It’s inevitable that dominant languages will put pressure on ethnic minority languages, particularly when urbanisation is high on government agenda. But policy makers should seriously think about the issue of bilingualism as a way to preserve the country’s language vitality.
Sep 29, 2021 · Ethnic minority languages in China: policy and practice (in Language policies and practices in China, Vol. 5, edited by Li Wei) by Qingsheng Zhou, Boston/Berlin, De Gruyter Mouton and Social Sciences Academic Press (China), 2020, xxvii+441 pp., 129.95 € (hardback), ISBN 9781501515026
- Shanhua He
- 2021
Oct 24, 2021 · TAIPEI — After experiments aimed at assimilating ethnic minorities in Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, the Chinese government now is moving to apply its cultural assimilation policy for...
Jan 28, 2021 · Xi’s regressive language policy reflects the deepening repression in minority areas. It also contravenes China’s obligations under international human rights treaties, such as the Convention on...
Jan 2, 2021 · The PRC constitution proclaims that all nationalities are equal and have the freedom to use and develop their own spoken and written languages, but the 1995 Educational Law weakened this by stating that ethnic minorities “may” use their languages. Implementation is even weaker.
- Bernard Spolsky
- bspolsky@gmail.com
- 2021
Jun 1, 2022 · This article begins with a brief historical overview of China's linguistic assimilation policy toward ethnic minorities, followed by an investigation based on existing research and media information on the current position in Inner Mongolia and in particular of Mongolians living in Japan. KEYWORDS: linguistic assimilation. language policy.
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Mar 17, 2022 · Through a review of China’s minority language policies and relevant literature, this paper explores the application of Ruiz’s theory to the context of China and proposes two possible directions which can complement this theory.
