国外语言资源管理的经验与启示

Strategic Management of Language Resources in Foreign Countries

语言资源是国家战略资源的重要组成部分。世界上许多国家对语言资源都进行了良好管理,其中包括语言资源的调查和语言资源数据库的建立。文本通过对国外语言资源调查情况进行梳理,分析和总结了国外语言资源调查的类型和主要内容,介绍了依托调查成果建立起来的语言资源数据库;重点概述了国外的实践经验,并指出其对我国的启示:成立语言资源调查协调管理部门;在第七次全国人口普查中增加对公民语言使用状况的调查;在国家统计局经常性抽样调查中增加语言使用内容。

Language resources is a neccessary component of the national strategic resources. Many countries in the world make great efforts to manage the language resources strategically. Specifically,they carry out regular surveys of language use by their citizens and then construct a language resources database based on the results of the surveys. This paper firstdiscribes the types and contents of the survey of language use and then explains what kind of information the language resources databases can be displayed. The paper finally draws implications from the good practice of language resource management abroadand puts forward some suggestions for the Chinese government.