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Jordan, David K. – Monda Lingvo-Problemo, 1973
The article reviews the linguistic situation in Taiwan, discussing the use of Mandarin Chinese as a means to improve interethnic relations between the various populations inhabiting the island. The situation is looked at from a sociolinguistic point of view and the historical background is reviewed. Available from Humanities Press, Inc., Atlantic…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Ethnic Relations, Language Planning, Language Variation
Jordan, David K. – Monda Lingvo-Problemo, 1973
Research supported by grants from the United States National Institute of Mental Health and the Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago. (DD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialects, Ethnic Groups, Language Research
Peer reviewedTsar, Feng-fu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1999
Presents a detailed study of the language planning situation in Taiwan. After a general account of the socio-historical context in which the planning activities have taken place, a brief review of what happened in terms of language planning in Mainland China under the Nationalist government between 1911 and 1945 is presented. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Nationalism
