Introduction: language policy and language endangerment in China

• Autores: David Bradley
• Localización: International journal of the sociology of language, ISSN 0165-2516, Nº. 173, 2005, págs. 1-21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 1. Who are the nationalities of China? The current government of the People’s Republic of China has recognized 56 nationalities of China. This includes the Han Chinese majority, so-called from the name of two dynasties, which ruled from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220, and 55 national minorities. Each of the national minorities has one or more distinct languages.