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Language Planning in China.
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DeFrancis, 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