Applied Linguistics (Yuyan Wenzi Yingyong)


No. 1 , Pages 24 - 28 , 2007

New Horizon in the Research on the Language Situation in China: A Review of The Language Situation in China 2005 (Article written in Chinese)

DAI Qingxia

Abstract

This paper illustrates that The Language Situation in China 2005 is a reliable report based on the language situation in China, and in light of linguistic features of the languages spoken in China. It is claimed that the research on the language situation in China is a potential area which may yield fruitful results in the future. It also argues that a new branch of sociolinguistics, i.e. research on the language situation be established.

Keywords: China; language situation; research

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