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Jul 31, 2020 · Across China, Beijing apparently intends to replace the languages of all ethnic minorities with Mandarin, to bring in uniformity of language and enhance people’s identity as Chinese. It is believed that the languages of minorities could fade away gradually and, in time, Mandarin would become the only language in use.
Jul 29, 2020 · It should not be left alone. Across China, Beijing apparently intends to replace the languages of all ethnic minorities with Mandarin, to bring in uniformity of language and...
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Jan 28, 2021 · Concerned governments and United Nations bodies, notably the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), should not only call on Chinese authorities to reverse...
- The Language Preservation Project
- Surveying Language
- Preventing Language Loss
In 2015, China’s State Language Commission and the Ministry of Education launched the Language Preservation Project (often referred to as yu-bao). The first phase of the project spanned five years. Between 2015 and 2019, several hundred languages and dialects were surveyed across the country, with a total of 1,712 survey points, including more than...
The surveys focus on language structure and discourse. Language structure relates to the sound systemand grammar of a language. Some 2,000 lexical (that is, relating to words or the vocabulary of a language) features are used to examine the sound system and the lexicon, including a 1,200-word basic vocabulary to ensure a good description of the sou...
Research on the preservation of language resources has achieved remarkable results over the past 20 years, but language endangerment and loss has not stopped. As the government and society develop a deeper understanding of the need to protect endangered languages and other language resources, work on language preservation will enter a new phase. Ch...
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...
Dec 8, 2021 · Our findings show that in official documents, the value of promoting Mandarin typically prevails over the importance of protecting minority languages. Additionally, the government tends to equate minority assimilation with progress and advancement.
Jan 2, 2021 · Zhou notes the “tortuous development” of this policy alongside a policy of “diversity” that includes the “conservation and development of ethnic minority languages”. The PRC currently recognizes fifty-six ethnic groups, accounting for just over 8% of the population occupying 65% of Chinese territory, mainly in border areas.
