The Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Naxi Language in Jinshan Bai Minority Township of Lijiang City

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10.2991/assehr.k.220107.036How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Naxi language; vitality; contributing factors; preservation strategies

Abstract

As the important tool for human communication, language is a marker differing an ethnic group from another. The disappearance of any language will lead to the vanishing of cultural phenomena of human beings. The popularization of Chinese has impacted Naxi language. To assess the vitality of Naxi language can master the Naxi status and provide a reference for other ethnic minority languages in China. The paper firstly evaluated the vitality of Naxi language, explored the factors contributing to the status of Naxi, and finally proposed strategies for the maintaining of Naxi. The research employed the methodology of questionnaire, document analysis, interview, focus group discussion and observation. One hundred and thirty-three participants were involved in the survey and sixty-one were interviewed. Findings revealed the status of Naxi language in JT is at ‘threatened’ level. The sociolinguistic factors such as negative birth rate, the poor intergenerational language transmission, and the lack of materials for Naxi language education contributed to the threatened level of Naxi. The research finally proposed several countermeasures for the preservation of Naxi language.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fangfang Duan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/20
TI  - The Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Naxi Language in Jinshan Bai Minority Township of Lijiang City
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar on Education Research and Social Science (ISERSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 191
EP  - 195
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220107.036
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220107.036
ID  - Duan2022
ER  -