Overview
Discusses the significance of language ideology and language order as a conceptual framework in examining nation-state building
Examines the materialization of this ideology and its impact on China's global position
Contends that China’s promotion of Putonghua is the cultural leg of a tripod (economic, military, cultural) which supports China’s rising.
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This text considers contemporary China’s language ideology and how it supports China as a rising global power player. It examines the materialization of this ideology as China’s language order unfolds on two front, promoting Putonghua domestically and globally, alongside its economic growth and military expansion. Within the conceptual framework of language ideology and language order and using PRC policy documents, education annals, and fieldwork, this book explores how China’s language ideology is related to its growing global power as well as its domestic and global outreaches. It also addresses how this ideology has been materialized as a language order in terms of institutional development and support, and what impact these choices are having on China and the world. Focusing on the relationship between language ideology and language order, the book highlights a closer and coherent linguistic association between China’s domestic drive and global outreach since the turn of the century.
Reviews
“This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date investigation into the role of language as a component of nation-state building and soft power in China’s rise over the past two decades. … He makes theoretical contributions to the study of language policy and planning, and the work is primarily intended for scholars of sociolinguistics. The rich data, cogent analyses and interdisciplinary approach also make it useful for experts in related fields and, indeed, for any reader interested in contemporary China.” (Hongyuan Dong, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, May 11, 2021)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Language Ideology and Order in Rising China
Authors: Minglang Zhou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3483-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3482-5Published: 07 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3483-2Published: 18 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 306
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Chinese, Asian Culture, Asian Politics, Asian Languages