In 2013, the craze for the protection of dialects not only continued to heat up, but also
exhibited new trends of development, as actions was put into motion to protect the dialects of …

Who are the nationalities of China? The current government of the People's Republic of
China has recognized 56 nationalities of China. This includes the Han Chinese majority, so …

Alexandra Grey's book Language Rights in a Changing China is based on her doctoral
dissertation, for which she was awarded the 2018 Joshua Fishman award for a dissertation …

Dialect is a differentiated language produced in the development of human society. It has
diversified pronunciation patterns and carries the cultural memory of residents in a region. In …

In the years 2016 to 2019, our team has investigated dialects in 13 sites of Henan Province.
In terms of dialect classification, 12 dialects belong to Zhongyuan Mandarin and 1 dialect …

This study explores the complex dynamic interplay between cultural heritage and language
protection in the process of dialect planning in Suzhou city. In the context of social tensions …

This is the fifth in a series of volumes devoted to Language Policies and Practices in China
that has been translated into English. The author, Zhou Qinsheng, a researcher at the …

育部 国家语委关于启动中国语言资源保护工程的通知), announcing the decision to launch a
major language and cultural project centered on surveying, preservation, presentation …

The People's Republic of China (PRC) is a country in which 56 ethnic groups (or
nationalities) are officially recognized. The majority ethnic group, the Han Chinese, accounts …

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, a growing interest amongst both Chinese scholars
and the government has stimulated studies in the field of language policy and planning …