Minority Languages, Education and Communities in China

ISBN-13: 9780230551480 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 239 str.

Linda Tsung

Opis

The book outlines the evolution and role of minority languages locally and nationally; it investigates current educational language policies in minority areas; and it assesses the social and economic outcomes of language change for communities in contemporary China.

Spis treści

List of Maps, Figures and Tables Foreword: J.Cleverley Preface Series Editor's Preface Abbreviations Introduction Profile Minorities in the Past: Historical Experience New Policies and Practice under Communism Minority Language Issues under the Open Door Policies and Practice: A Case Study in Yunnan Policies and Practice: A Case Study in Xinjiang Language Policies and Prospects in Hong Kong Progress, Challenges and Prospects Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

JOHN CLEVERLEY, Koori Centre, University of Sydney, Australia