China National Language and Character Work

Author: Jin Xinghua
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Publishing Date: 2005-10-01
Features: China is a unified multi-ethnic socialist country. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government adhere to policies of ethnic equality and linguistic equality. They have always attached importance to the work of minority languages and scripts. Not only do they guarantee the right of ethnic minorities to use and develop their own languages and scripts in laws such as the Constitution and the Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy, but they have also formulated correct ethnic language policies to guide the healthy development of ethnic language work. The ethnic language work in New China has gone through several stages since the 20th century: significant development in the 1950s, stagnation in the 1960s, interference and disruption during the Cultural Revolution, and recovery and development since the 1980s. Ethnic language workers and experts have done a great deal of work previously unattempted, achieved remarkable accomplishments, and accumulated rich experience. Based on documentary materials and employing a combination of historical analysis and theoretical discussion, this book provides a comprehensive review of ethnic language work since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It faithfully narrates the course and achievements of ethnic language work over the past 50 years, as well as analyzes and summarizes the experience accumulated and setbacks encountered. The book consists of 8 chapters and 5 appendices, covering all aspects of ethnic language work, making it a comprehensive work on ethnic language work in China over the past 50 years.