China has had constitutional minority language rights for decades, but what do they mean today? Answering with nuance and empirical detail, this book examines t

Language matters in China. It is about power, identity, opportunities, and, above all, passion and nationalism. During the past five decades China’s language

China has huge ethnic minorities – over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China’s policies towards minority languag

Language matters in China. It is about power, identity, opportunities, and, above all, passion and nationalism. During the past five decades China’s language

The nine papers collected in this volume examine recent trends in language use in mainland China, and the associated social, economic, political, and cultural m