A Study on the Usage and Language Attitudes of the National Common Language of the Yi Ethnic Group in Xichang

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10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_12How to use a DOI?

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Xichang Yi ethnic group; national language; language usage; language attitude

Abstract

With the development of society and the changes of the times, the promotion of the national language has been increasingly valued by ethnic language researchers and various social groups. A thorough understanding of the use and attitudes of the Chinese national language among the Yi people in Xichang is an important foundation for understanding the use and attitudes of the Yi language. This survey mainly used a combination of questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews to investigate five aspects of the language abilities, language use, language attitudes, language learning, and language environment of the Yi people in Xichang. The survey found that Xichang is a typical “bilingual area”, where language functions are intermixed and code-switching is common. The Yi people have a strong sense of attachment to their mother tongue but also highly identify with the national language. The local community has formed a harmonious language environment where the national language and local dialects and Yi language have hierarchical structure and complementary functions. Based on these characteristics, the article discusses issues and realities related to the coordinated development of the national language and the Yi language, the strengthening of school functions, the continuity of the Yi language, and the construction of a suitable learning environment for the Yi language in society.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Youting Huang
AU  - Hui Zheng
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/31
TI  - A Study on the Usage and Language Attitudes of the National Common Language of the Yi Ethnic Group in Xichang
BT  - Proceedings of the  2023 5th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 103
EP  - 117
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_12
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_12
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