Chinese Language Policy and Uyghur Youth

Examining Language Policies and Language Ideologies

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ID8107920
AuthorsYawen Han (0000-0001-8165-3991), David Cassels Johnson (0000-0003-0316-2884, University of Iowa, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue3
Pages183-196
Publication date2020-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language Identity & Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1532-7701 • E-ISSN: 1534-8458
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15348458.2020.1753193
OpenAlexW3037043570
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited31

This article examines the connections between educational language policy for Uyghur youth and the language ideologies among Uyghur families. Chinese language policy has historically accommodated multilingualism, and promoted minoritized language education; however, we reveal how policies have shifted towards favoring and promoting Putonghua (only) as the lingua franca. We then present interview data collected from four Uyghur youth attending university, all of whom are the targets of Uyghur language policy in China. In many ways, Chinese language policy has had the desired effect on these students. We provide a historical overview of educational language policy in China, with a focus on its impact on Uyghur speakers, and then illuminate how language attitudes and ideologies circulate through official policy texts, among families, and among students

China · Ideology · Language education · Language ideology · Language planning · Language policy · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Multilingualism · National language · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy

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