台湾地区族群语言平等的法制叙述

The Legal Description on the Equality of Ethnic Language in Taiwan

台湾地区族群语言法制的发展,是评判台湾地区族群关系的标尺之一。台湾地区语言立法的目的是确认和维护各族群语言的平等,表现各族群的平等关系。但是,由于台湾地区的政治生态以及在"国语"地位、通用语、少数族群语言地位等重大问题上还未形成共识,因而历次"语言基准法"的立法活动均以失败告终。台湾当局只能在大众运输领域进行工具性语言立法,并在《原住民基本法》、《客家基本法》等单一族群立法中载入语言条款的方式进行弥补。

Development of ethnic languages laws reflects the relationship between four ethnics in Taiwan. The purpose of the legislation in ethnic Languages in Taiwan is to identify and maintain the equality of all eth- nic Languages, showing the equal relationship between the various ethnics. Due to the political reasons in Taiwan as well as the lack of consensus on major issues ＂ Mandarin＂ status, common language, the status of minority languages, the previous ＂Language Standards Act＂ legislative activity had failed at all. Taiwan au- thorities can only be instrumental Languages legislation in the field of public transport and make up Languages article in the single ethnic laws, such as Aboriginal Basic Law and Hakka Basic Law ahernatively.