Abstract：This paper investigates the language life in Sanshilitun, a traditional village with historical interest in Nanyang city, Henan Province, with a purpose to find out how language causes can contribute to rural revitalization . As an epitome of numerous historic villages in China, Sanshilitun faces the crisis of empty nesters in the process of modernization, yet regains vitality in the historical era of rural revitalization. In the development of cultural and tourism industry, the local villagers have valorized language and writing to promote rural revitalization. The results of our fieldwork show that the changes of the times have left discernable traces in the local language life, including the increase of signage intensity and types in the linguistic landscape, diversification of communication codes, and decline and endangerment of agricultural terminology. In terms of language knowledge, it shows that language and writing are widely used to represent cultural heritage, whereby Chinese character writing creates a vibrant cultural atmosphere and enriches the cultural life in the local context. In term of language technology, most villagers have become digital citizens, who have strong dependence on internet in daily life, entertainment and career development. The long-term development of rural revitalization hinges on quality and efficient language life. The longstanding autonomous language life in rural areas calls for more language planning, language assistance, language science popularization and language education in order to be instrumental to rural revitalization.
闫 克. 乡村振兴视域下三十里屯语言生活调查[J]. 语言战略研究, 2023, 8(5): 56-65.
Yan Ke. A Survey of the Language Life in Sanshilitun Village: From the Perspective of Rural Revitalization. , 2023, 8(5): 56-65.
