Language Planning and Language Policy
East Asian Perspectives
1st Edition
Published on 11. October 2013
276 pages
978-1-136-85439-2 (ISBN)
Description
Examines the major issues of language planning and policy in Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Vietnam, particularly those relating to the selection of official language, script, and written language.
Reviews / Votes
'Uniformly excellent and enjoyable and interesting to read, giving a tremendously clear picture of a wide range of topics ... the authors should be highly commended for producing such a valuable (and also very coherent) volume of papers.' - School of Oriental and African StudiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
5,06 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-85439-2 (9781136854392)
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Persons
Nanette Gottlieb, Ping Chen
Content
Chapter 1 Language Planning and Language Policy in East Asia: An Overview, Nanette Gottlieb, Ping Chen; Chapter 2 Language Planning and Policy in Japan, Nanette Gottlieb; Chapter 3 Development and Standardization of Lexicon in Modern Written Chinese, Ping Chen; Chapter 4 Functions of Phonetic Writing in Chinese, Ping Chen; Chapter 5 Policy on the Selection and Implementation of a Standard Language as a Source of Conflict in Taiwan, Ping Chen; Chapter 6 Language Policy in Hong Kong during the Colonial Period before July 1, 1997, Ping Chen; Chapter 7 North and South Korea: Language Policies of Divergence and Convergence, Jae Jung Song; Chapter 8 Viet Nam: Quoc Ngu, Colonialism and Language Policy, Joseph Lo Bianco;
