China's Assimilationist Language Policy : the Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony.

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China has huge ethnic minorities -- over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China's policies towards minority languages have varied, changing from policies which have accommodated minority languages to policies which have encouraged integration. At presen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beckett, Gulbahar H.
Otros Autores: Postiglione, Gerard A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Colección:Comparative development and policy in Asia series.
Temas:
Language policy > China.
Linguistic minorities > China.
Language and education > China.
Minorités linguistiques > Chine.
Language and education
Language policy
Linguistic minorities
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:China has huge ethnic minorities -- over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China's policies towards minority languages have varied, changing from policies which have accommodated minority languages to policies which have encouraged integration. At present integrationist policies predominate, notably in the education system, where instruction in minority languages is being edged out in favour of instruction in Mandarin Chinese. This book assesses the current state of Indigenous and minority language policy in China. It considers especially language polic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (257 pages).
ISBN:9780203804070
0203804074

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