What is it about?
The publications in this issue document the impact of Modern Standard Chinese (Putonghua) on language use in major urban centers (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen) and theorizes maintenance and spread in terms of changes in network density. A related focus is the development of the Dongbei dialect area and language behavior of students at Jilin University.
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Why is it important?
This collection of papers opens a time window on changing patterns of language behavior and language use in China, and determines major factors contributing to language maintenance and language shift.
Perspectives
Given the enormity of the task of documenting the changing Chinese language situation, and explaining the direction of change, this publication is a must read for all persons (scholars and lay people alike) interested in this topic.
Dr Marinus van den BERG
IIAS
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This page is a summary of: Introduction, Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, June 2016, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/japc.26.1.001in.
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