Bilingual Education and Minority Language Maintenance in China: The Role of Schools in Saving the Yi Language

by Linda Tsung and Lubei Zhang

1. Introduction.- 2. Creating the Yi: History, Society, and Languages.- 3. Case Study of a Yi-Han Bilingual School in Liangshan.- 4. Case Studies of the Sani Yi in Yunnan.- 5. Language Attitudes and Ethnic Identity of the Present-Day Yi.- 6. Language Used in Public Spaces.- 7. Bilingual Education and Minority Languages in China: Prospects and Challenges

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030034534
• ISBN13: 9783030034535
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"