The purpose of this paper is to establish a clear comprehension and discernment of fundamental concepts of the languageplanning field and its correlation with and differences from innovation and change.It focuses on f...The purpose of this paper is to establish a clear comprehension and discernment of fundamental concepts of the languageplanning field and its correlation with and differences from innovation and change.It focuses on five aspects:a new language policyadopted in the period of late Qing;the status of classic Chinese in ancient times and the new vernacular in modern Chinese;the ori-gins of new vernacular;the problem that appeared alongside the new vernacularand the influence of May Fourth Movement in soci-ety and in education area.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this paper is to establish a clear comprehension and discernment of fundamental concepts of the languageplanning field and its correlation with and differences from innovation and change.It focuses on five aspects:a new language policyadopted in the period of late Qing;the status of classic Chinese in ancient times and the new vernacular in modern Chinese;the ori-gins of new vernacular;the problem that appeared alongside the new vernacularand the influence of May Fourth Movement in soci-ety and in education area.