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2020 Vol. 5, No. 1
Published: 2020-01-10

 
1 Only Reading Can Make You a Person with a Spiritual Pillar
Yu Yi
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 1-1 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
5 Military Experts on Language and Language Use
Li Suming/Liang Xiaobo/Yang Lu/Zhou Dajun
Military Language Competence as a Special Feat of Combat Effectiveness … Li Suming
Digital Era: Creating the New Territory, New Model and New Soldier … Liang Xiaobo
Military Language in War and War Preparation … Yang Lu
The Role of Foreign Language Competence in Combat Effectiveness for Military Purpose … Zhou Dajun
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 5-9 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
11 Four Major Language Planning Issues in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Li Yuming and Wang Hailan
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200101
In the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the language matrix constitutes one of the most important issues to be considered by the authorities and policymakers. This paper spells out four fundamental language issues that need to be accommodated in the multilingual environment in the area. First is the issue of language use. In the fields of urban life, economy, and cultural activities as well as education, media and governance, the multi-faceted relationships among Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Portuguese and among simplified and traditional Chinese characters as well as alphabetic scripts for English and Portuguese have to be coordinated in order to construct a harmonious language life in the area. Second is the issue of language service. The development of the Greater Bay Area as an international community will generate increasing multilingual needs, and require multilingual services. In response to that, it is necessary to establish a strong language service team and seek intelligent technical solutions for language services. The third are language issues in emergency management. In case of emergency, the governments of the Greater Bay Area should improve its multilingual ability for emergency management, establish a professional emergency-management language team, and provide intelligent language technical equipment to cope with emergencies. Lastly is the issue of language informatization. The construction of a smart Greater Bay Area cannot do without the support of language informatization. The planners of the Great Bay Area should consider how to take full advantage of language informatization in intelligent language learning, the construction of a smart greater urban area and the economic and technological developments in the area.
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 11-21 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
22 Language Problems in the Construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Qu Shaobing
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200102
This article discusses language problems in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is divided into four sections. The first and second sections propose nine specific problems from the perspectives of the “One Country, Two Systems” policy and the strategic positioning of the Greater Bay Area. The problems include the status and functions of the national common language and the three-language issue concerning Chinese, English and Portuguese; requirements concerning the development of language resources requested by the strategic positioning of the Greater Bay Area. The third and fourth sections propose nine strategies for the development of language resources in the Greater Bay Area from spatial and field patterns respectively. Responding to different tasks at different stages and situations, different development strategies should be employed. This article ends with a brief conclusion.
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 22-33 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
34 A Review of Research on Linguistic Varieties Used in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Hu Mingxiao and Zhang Zhenxing
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200103
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Based on major academic work, this paper attempts to review the research on the linguistic varieties used in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Being composed of four central cities of Guangzhou, Hongkong, Macao and Shenzhen, this area uses Cantonese as the main local medium of communication. In this paper, research on Cantonese as well as the other local dialects like Hakka and Min used in this area is examined with an aim to show linguistic patterns prevalent in this area. In addition, the co-existence of “Putonghua-Cantonese-other dialects” in Shenzhen is also taken into consideration. Though the dominant variety in the Greater Bay Area is Cantonese, it is also noticed that this area is linguistically inclusive and open towards other varieties, which encourages three emerging foci of research: the teaching of Putonghua and Cantonese, the use of Cantonese, and the study and use of written Cantonese. The findings show that, in facing structural changes of society brought by nationalization and internationalization and being inspired by the idea of new multicultural society, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area develops a healthy ecolinguistic environment of multilingulism.
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 34-45 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
46 Hong Kong SAR’s “Biliteracy and Trilingualism” Language-in-education Policy: Major Challenges and Proposed Coping Strategies
Li David Chor Shing and Leung Wai Mun
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200104
After over two decades of implementation, the ‘biliteracy and trilingualism’ language policy in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) has encountered many difficulties and challenges, partly due to imbalance in the development of the languages in question. After a detailed analysis of the SAR’s language situation, we put forward our vision and recommended support measures that we believe are within our reach. We hope this will deepen our understanding of where the problems lie, and that our recommendations may serve as useful reference for implementing the language policy more effectively. Our purpose is to show how, by redeploying human and other resources, the education authorities would stand a better chance of achieving the goal of fostering the biliterate and trilingual abilities of the SAR’s work force, thereby allowing Hong Kong to reach a milestone in its language policy development.
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 46-58 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
59 A Survey of Macao Youth’s Language Attitudes
Zhang Jingwei
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200105

This study examines Macao youth’s language attitudes via the matched guise technique. It compares their language attitudes towards Putonghua(PTH), Cantonese, Portuguese, English, and Cantonese accented PTH with the previous research conducted in Macao, Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou. The findings show that the ratings of Cantonese dialect and PTH in Macao are much higher than the other three places, while the ratings of Cantonese accented PTH are much lower than the other three places, reflecting the uniqueness of Macao. From a diachronic point of view, Macao youth, on the one hand, maintain a high evaluation of Cantonese dialect; on the other hand, their ratings of PTH and Portuguese are also increasing, therefore reflecting their identification with PTH and Portuguese. The study shows the multi-identity development of Macao youth under the influence of the local, national, and international forces. This study further reveals that language attitudes of Macao youth are most affected by local and national forces, while international forces are secondary.

2020 Vol. 5 (1): 59-70 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
71 Diverse Views on Language Ecology in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Wang Ning, Tian Xiaolin, Deng Siying, Tang Zhixiang, Zhou Jian and Wu Dongying
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 71-77 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
78 A Study of “E”(呃) Type Fillers in Spoken Language of the Elderly
Liu Chuqun
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200106
A filler word is an apparently meaningless word or sound that marks a pause or hesitation in oral utterance, which is also known as a pause filler or hesitation marker. In Chinese, filler words such as “e, ng, ai” often appear in the spoken language of the elderly and they are neither interjections nor modal particles, but redundant filler, which belong to the phenomenon of non-fluency in spoken language. The types of filler include habitual, delayed and modified. Based on an oral language corpus with 400 000 characters obtained through solicitation from 75 pensioners of Jiangxi Normal University on fix topics, this paper attempts to illustrate features and functions of ‘E’ type fillers and its relationship with the ageing process. The findings show that there is a positive correlation between the frequency of filler and ageing: the older the age is, the higher the frequency is. Among them, 70‒74 age marks an important turning point, and the frequency is significantly higher than that of the 66‒69 age group. The study also finds that positive attitude and living habit can play a role in checking the frequency in using of ‘E’ type filler word in daily communication.
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 78-89 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
90 A Review of Raciolinguistics: How Language Shapes Our Ideas About Race
chenbing
DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20200107
2020 Vol. 5 (1): 90-96 [Abstract] ( 0 ) HTML (1 KB)  PDF  (0 KB)  ( 0 )
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