Investigating Cantonese Speakers' Language Attitudes in Mainland China

Autor/inn/en	Ng, Dana Funywe; Zhao, Juanjuan
Titel	Investigating Cantonese Speakers' Language Attitudes in Mainland China
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 36 (2015) 4, S.357-371 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2014.925906
Schlagwörter	Language Attitudes; Mandarin Chinese; Sino Tibetan Languages; Public Policy; Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; Sociolinguistics; Student Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Minorities; Intercultural Communication; Language Planning; College Students; Attitude Measures; Language Proficiency; Likert Scales; Questionnaires; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverhalten; Öffentliche Ordnung; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; Soziolinguistik; Schülerverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachminderheit; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Sprachwechsel; Collegestudent; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen
Abstract	The People's Republic of China (PRC) has often been considered a monolithic, monolingual state but, in fact, it is linguistically and culturally diverse. Despite the size, there is still a lack of sociolinguistic studies on the Han Chinese in the PRC. Therefore, this study focuses on the language attitudes of Cantonese-speaking students in Mainland China towards Cantonese, Putonghua and English. Surveys were conducted to assess the language attitudes of Cantonese-speaking university students. The results showed students' strong integrative attitudes towards Cantonese, whereas Putonghua and English were recognised as instrumental tools for career advancement and international communication. Although the respondents of this study positively supported multilingualism, the active language policy of the PRC does not adequately promote a multilingual environment or cultural development of Han Chinese languages. Therefore, the authors call for policies that equally value official, minority and regional languages in China. (As Provided).
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