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Language planning of China: Accomplishments and failures
- Source: Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, Volume 11, Issue 1, Jan 2001, p. 9 - 16
Abstract
Language Planning is called Language Reform in China. The chief aims are:1. To standardize and popularize the lingua franca of China;2. To write in vernacular style instead of the traditional classic style;3. To design and promote a system of Chinese phonetic symbols;4. To simplify the Chinese characters;5. To design and, if needed, improve writing systems for minor nationalities.
© 2001 John Benjamins Publishing Company