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2018 Vol. 3, No. 1
Published: 2018-01-10
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The Great Way Shall Prevail When the Language Comes Foremost: The World May Unite Again to Rebuild the Babel
He Jiuying
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Logicians on Language and Language Use
Wang Kexi,Zou Chongli,Zhang Xiaomang,Dong Zhitie
How Language Affects Logic ……………………………………… Wang Kexi
How to Comprehend the Characteristics and Evolvement of Chinese Language from the Viewpoint of Logic ……………………………… Zou Chongli
How Logic Affected the Formation of Chinese Characters …………………………… Zhang Xiaomang
How the Chinese Ancient Study of Names and Argumentation Reveals the Relations Between Logic and Language …………………………Dong Zhitie
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The Conglomerate Nature of Linguistic Studies
Li Yuming
Linguistics deals with language and the various issues concerning language. It is a conglomerate composed of over 70 academic subjects, covering seven major areas: language structure, language function, language application, human language learning, machine language learning, language and physiology, and language and cognition. Linguistics as an academic subject in its very nature can be categorized under three themes: scientifi c, technological and artistic. It thus transcends humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The objective of linguistic studies is to understand the rules and regulations of languages. Language technology is about the application and exploitation of language for instrumental purposes with an aim to benefit the human race; the artistic aspects of language and its writing system can be utilized for fostering the aesthetic sense of the public. To understand the nature of linguistics is significant and far reaching as it is conducive in integrating linguistic theories and disciplinary framework of linguistics study, so that it enables us to shift the focus of seeking to answer fundamental questions concerning constructing models of linguistic knowledge to practical application. More generally, this shift also contributes to rectifying discipline categories that are currently adopted in Chinese universities, ultimately leading to furthering linguistic studies. The outcome of linguistic studies should be made applicable in other academic subject and society.
2018 Vol. 3 (1): 15-24 [
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Chinese Linguistics: Past, Present and Future
Chen Ping
The article explores how studies of languages in China have benefi ted from advances in general linguistics since the publication of Ma Jianzhong’s Grammar, and at the same time have been largely confined to the scope delineated by the latter. It argues that in comparison with the paradigm-shifting period between the 1950s and 1960s, theoretical linguistics over the recent thirty years has displayed features of a normal science in the Kuhnian framework. The article offers observations on a few recent trends in linguistic research motivated by development in AI, with particular reference to focus on words, features of dependency, linguistic fields beyond syntax, and the usage-based theory. The article concludes with two proposals: that more emphasis be laid on interdisciplinary studies of Chinese linguistics and other fields of research, and that summaries of what is generally considered to be the best scholarship in Chinese linguistics since Ma Jianzhong be prepared and published for the benefi t of students at home and abroad.
2018 Vol. 3 (1): 25-36 [
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The Way of Thought in Chinese Linguistics: From the Evolvement of the Journal Contemporary Linguistics
Hu Jianhua
China has intellectual foundations different from those of western countries. However, they have hitherto played no signifi cant role in the development of modern linguistics in China. This is so because modern linguistics in China has its origin in western linguistics, and its development has been guided by different schools of thoughts of western linguistics at its very beginning. In this paper, it is argued that, although it is necessary to use western linguistic theories in studies on Chinese linguistics, the development of an independent way of thought in Chinese linguistics can only result from the theorizing practice that combines general linguistic theories with the intellectual thought of China in an optimal way.
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Two Critical Priorities for Linguistic Studies in China: International Visibility and Scientific Approaches
Liu Haitao
Constructing world first-class linguistics discipline is an important mission for the ‘Double First-class Initiative’, and the precondition for accomplishing this mission is to make it internationally known. Based on the data drawn from the major Databases of International Science Citation, this paper analyzes the current scenario and diffi culties in internationalizing the output of Chinese linguistic research. The analysis shows that when it comes to international publications, there exists a huge disparity between Chinese Mainland and the rest of the world in terms of both quantity and quality, signifying that there is a long way to go in order for the best Chinese universities to catch up with their counterparts in the world. The success of discipline construction depends on disciplinary orientation. If linguistics is a science, then language should be studied through the means of scientific approaches. My own practical experience of leading a research team shows that it is feasible to apply scientific methods in conducting linguistic research, and our accomplishments have drawn a lot of attention from researchers in areas of natural sciences. This leads to an argument that Chinese linguists should strive to carry their studies in a scientific way that is widely accepted by the international academia. As a conclusion, the paper argues that in terms of research topic, we should choose the issues that are specific to China but with international significance; that is, the findings should have wider implications contributing to the international research literature. I believe that this is the only way to enable our research to reach out to the world and stand tall on the world platform, thus to achieve the goal of building world-class universities.
2018 Vol. 3 (1): 37-50 [
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Experts on ‘The Development of Chinese Linguistics as a Discipline’
Cui Xiliang, Huang Dekuan, Ke Jinhua, Li Xiangnong, Li Lan, Zhao Shiju and Shen Yang
2018 Vol. 3 (1): 51-57 [
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Theory and Methods in Family Language Policy Research
Li Yingzi
The study of family language policy is a new fi eld in the study of language policy and planning. In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the Western language learning. This paper summarizes the basic theories, research methods and contents of family language policy research. The study of family language policy is not only of great theoretical signifi cance to the study of language policy and planning in China, but also of practical signifi cance for solving problems. The article holds that the western research and experience can provide some inspiration and reference for domestic research.
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Multilingual Families in a Multilingual Society:The Language Practices of Three Multilingual Families in Brussels, Belgium
Luk Van Mensel
In Brussels, the officially bilingual (Dutch-French) yet effectively multilingual capital of Belgium, transnational and multilingual families are becoming less and less exceptional. After a brief introduction to the linguistic situation in Brussels and Belgium, this paper discusses the language practices of three multilingual families from different (linguistic) backgrounds, living in and around Brussels. The findings illustrate how these families, regardless of their linguistic background, develop ways of interacting with each other that are far more dynamic and flexible than what they themselves claim to be doing. As a result, the linguistic makeup of these families is more complex and multifaceted than how it is presently being categorized by society.
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Bilingual Children’s Overgeneralisation of the Classifi er ge in Chinese:What is the Role of Caretakers’ Input?
Wu Wanhua and Qi Ruying
Children’s acquisition of specifi c classifiers in classifi er languages (such as Chinese) has received much scholarly attention. In this study, preschool children’s overuse of the general classifi er ge in Mandarin is investigated in order to fi nd out the infl uence of caretakers’ input on young learners’ choice of classifiers. In Chinese, the general classifier ge can be used for a variety of head nouns, yet there are some nouns which grammatically require other specifi c classifiers. Previous studies showed that children’s ‘overgeneralisation’ of ge in Mandarin refl ects a rule-based learning mechanism. Methodologically, the elicitation counting in previous studies ignored the authentic input from caregivers, so it is unclear whether children’s overuse of ge is simply a case of overgeneralisation in acquisition or an outcome caused by other factors such as caretakers’ input. In this study, a corpus of teachers’ and children’s natural conversations are used to analyse the patterns of ge in caretakers’ productions in relation to children’s uses of the classifi er. The corpus includes Mandarin transcripts of weekly recordings of teachers and children in a childcare centre in China, and the participants involved are five teachers, seven English-Mandarin bilingual children and twelve Mandarin monolingual children. The results show that bilingual and monolingual children show similar patterns of overuse of ge, and both teachers and children extend the use of ge for nouns which require specific classifiers, though the rate of teachers’ overuse is signifi cantly lower than that of children. The results suggest that children’s overuse of ge is infl uenced by caretakers’ input as well as rule-based learning. Thus, we propose that the caretakers’ input and children’s rule-based mechanism are two contributing factors for the generalized use of ge for young learners in China.
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An Interdisciplinary Effort Linking the Past and the Future of Language Economics: Review of The Economics of Language Policy
Zhang Huiyu
This book first systematically reviews existing literature in language economics, and presents the mental map of the field by rethinking the definition of “language economics” and classifying the extensive literature. Focusing on the design and evaluation of language policies, the map and the review highlight the close relationships between language policies and social sciences like economics. In the selected papers, some aspects of such relationships are analyzed with cross-disciplinary theories and approaches, including the influence of language diversity on economic elements, the effects of language policies on social distribution, the impact of bilingualism and other language institutions on individual and social welfare, the influence of individual linguistics choices on aggregate language dynamics, the linkage between language competence and national or ethic identification, the influence of language skills and language use on income, and the impact of linguistic elements on trade patterns and population mobility in the globalized context. Those papers show that the application of theories and methods from economics and other social sciences into the study of language, language policy and related institutions can bring about stimulating insights. With the increasing embeddedness of linguistic elements into social inter actions, an adequate knowledge of both linguistic and socioeconomic phenomena and an effective communication between the two sides are able to enrich our understandings about linguistic phenomena, behaviors and related changes. The field of language planning and language policy is expected to pay more attention to the focal topics in language economics in order to interdisciplinarily explore generalized findings and theoretical systems.
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