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  • Xing Xin and Liang Yun
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    In “the Belt and Road Initiatives” formulated by the Chinese government in recent years,Central Asian countries are one of the target areas with which China intends to establish all-round bilateral synergies and cooperation.This paper surveys the language situations and policies in Central Asian countries (i.e.,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan),and investigates the language needs in this geographically-broad region in order to have a better understanding of these countries and facilitate the implementation of the policy agenda.In terms of language policies,each of these countries has established their own national language,and uses Russian as inter-ethnic lingua franca and English for international communication.Drawing data collected from a questionnaire survey conducted in Tajikistan,this paper analyzes the language needs in Central Asian countries.It is found that Russian,as a major regional language,is the most useful and highly infl uential language in these countries,while Chinese language learning is mainly motivated by employment needs.Moreover,the importance of English and other languages is also on the rise.To address the language needs in Central Asian countries,it is proposed that the language programmes should be application-oriented,and efforts should be made to cultivate language talents with Russian profi ciency and literacy as well as professional skills.
  • Li Lisheng and Xia Na
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    The use of minority languages is one of the recurring themes in linguistic landscape studies. Based on empirical data, this paper explores the linguistic landscapes of two streets in Lijiang’s Old Town in northwest Yunnan province. It is found that multilingualism is an eminent characteristic in the linguistic landscapes of the two surveyed streets. Out of the two streets, Xinhua Street is a commercial district and tourist spot, thus displaying higher degree of multilingual characteristic of intensive use of more languages than that in Fuhui Road, where some government offi ces are located. Specifi cally, in the area that is densely inhabited by ethnic minorities, Chinese still manifests itself as a dominant language and fares higher percentage and salience. But what is more signifi cant is that, as a cultural symbol, the endangered hieroglyphic Dongba script is capitalized as a tourist resource through highlighting it on the top of the order of appearance among other languages, although not as prominent as Chinese. In addition, English as an international language is widely used in the local linguistic landscapes. The fi ndings obtained from the investigation provide an authentic portrait of the linguistic landscape in a multicultural context like Lijiang, which is a well-known international tourism destination.
  • Wang Chunhui
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    编者按:卢德里奇出版社(Routledge)于1998 年开始编撰出版“语言学中的关键概念”(Critical Concepts in Linguistics)系列丛书,旨在通过重印经典的方式介绍语言学各个分支学科最优秀与最具影响力的学术成果。2016 年,该系列推出了四卷由知名学者托马斯·李圣托(Thomas Ricento)主编的《语言政策与规划》(Language Policy and Planning)文选。文选标题分别为“理论与历史基础”(Theoretical and Historical Foundations)、“语言政策与语言权利(Language Policy andLanguage Rights)”、“教育中的语言政策(Language Policy in Education)”和“语言政策与全球化”(Language Policy andGlobalization),收录了近60 年来对语言规划与语言政策学科的产生与发展巨大影响的68 篇文章,总计达1600 多页。从本期开始,我们将陆续刊出关于这套文集的四篇评论。每篇书评先对相应文选的内容进行介绍,然后做简要评论,最后分析对中国语言政策与规划研究的启示。我们希望,本系列书评有助于推动中国语言政策与规划研究的进一步发展。

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    Editorial Forward On Constructing A Harmonious Language Life ……………………………… Chen Zhangtai ( 1 ) Perspectives Language and Language Life from the Economic Perspertive ……………………… San Xin ( 5 ) Special Issue: Language for “the Belt and Road Initiatives” Language Situation of “the Belt and Road” Countries ………… Wang Hui and Wang Yalan (13) Strategy for Linguistic Security on “the Belt and Road Initiatives” ………………… Shen Qi (20) Producing Language-qualifi ed Personnel for “the Belt and Road Initiatives” ……………………………………………… Wen Qiufang (26) The Spread of Chinese in “the Belt and Road” Countries: Historical Perspective, New Opportunities and Strategic Planning ………………………………… Wang Jianqin (33) Language Needs of Central Asian Conntries under the Background of “the Belt and Road Initiatives” ……………………………… Xing Xin and Liang Yun (39) A Study on the Harmonious and Confl icting Relation between Pluricentric Languages: Taking the Case Study of Sino-Burma Jinghpo Language as an Example …………………………………………… Dai Qingxia (47) Implicit EMI Policies: Taking Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand as Examples …………………………………………………………… Lin Xiao (53) Expert Views on Language and “the Belt and Road Initiatives” ……………… Lian Yihui (61) Studies on Language Life Language Potential: The Conditions of International Spread for the Chinese Language: Analysis of the Formation Process of Lingua Franca in Language Contact ……………………………………… Chen Baoya (68) My Perceptions of Chinese Language Teaching …………………………… Lu Jianming (77) The Acquisition and Use of Dialects and the National Identity in the Course of Urbanization …………………………………………………… Qu Shaobing (83) An Investigation into the Language Use in Webpages for the 500 Global Top Companies ………………………………… Zhang Li and Zhang Yuxi (89) A New Step of Pinyin towards Internationalization ………………………… Feng Zhiwei (94)