The Language Situation in China - Volume 4: 2012-2013

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.

About the author

Li Yuming, Ministry of Education, China; Li Wei, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK.

Report

"Introducing the current language situation in China, this edited volume is comprehensive and covers a wide variety of topics, which helps global readers understand and appreciate the rich cultural and language diversity of China." Dongmei Cheng in: LINGUIST List 31.384, Jan 27 2020, https://linguistlist.org/issues/30/30-2979.html

Product details

• Assisted by: Wei (Editor), Wei (Editor), Li Wei (Editor), L Yuming (Editor), Li Yuming (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781501517419
• ISBN: 978-1-5015-1741-9
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 30 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 682 g
• Illustrations: 35 b/w ill., 48 b/w tbl.
• Set: The Language Situation in China
• Series: Language Policies and Practices in China; Language Policies and Practice; Language Policies and Practices in China [LPPC]; Language Policies and Practices in China; Language Policies and Practice; ISSN; The Language Situation in China; Language Policies and Practices in China [LPPC], 6
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics