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Peer reviewedWrenn, James J. – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1975
Discusses the popularization of Putonghua, the common language of the People's Republic of China, and the creation and popularization of a national phonetic alphabet. These two issues are related by the fact that romanization is seen as an important vehicle for the popularization of Putonghua. (CLK)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Chinese, Language Planning, Language Standardization
Peer reviewedLin, Shou-ying – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1977
Based on travel to the People's Republic of China, language changes and reform are reported. New meanings of old expressions and new expressions are listed and discussed. Language reform consists of: popularization of Putonghua, simplification of the characters, and romanization of the Chinese Language. (SW)
Descriptors: Chinese, Language Planning, Language Standardization, Language Usage
Peer reviewedChen, Virginia Wei-chieh – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1977
This paper compares the simplified characters of China, Japan and Singapore, based on China's list of 2295 simplified characters. Charts summarize the comparisons by numbers of characters in each country, and a comparative table lists and illustrates simplified characters in these countries. Taiwanese forms are summarized separately. (CHK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Descriptive Linguistics, Ideography, Language Patterns
Download full textDeFrancis, John – Language Planning Newsletter, 1975
This article discusses language planning in the People's Republic of China, and opens by commenting on the difficulty in observing the language planning process in China, particularly in the area of decision-making. A brief history of language planning is provided. Following the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949, a shift took place…
Descriptors: Chinese, Ideography, Language Planning, Language Standardization
Chao, Yuen Ren – Monda Lingvo-Problemo, 1971
A contrastive analysis of the National Language, or Standard Mandarin, and some of the major dialects of China is presented. It serves to reveal the points in the standardization process where confusion is most likely to occur. The phonological component seems to be the most problematic. Available from Humanities Press, Inc., Atlantic Highlands,…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Planning, Language Standardization
Peer reviewedJamieson, John C. – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1975
Discusses the forces responsible for the high level of articulacy in the People's Republic of China, and describes a set of texts for teaching Chinese as a second language compiled by the Peking Language Institute. (CLK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Planning
Cheng, Chin-Chuan – 1985
The Draft of the Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme proposed by the Chinese Committee on Language Reform, published in 1977, is discussed. The political history of the draft and current uncertainty about character simplification are examined, and a rigorous methodology for determining the success rate of a script reform is proposed.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Chinese, Foreign Countries, Ideography
