Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Editor and Book Reviews Editor: John Edwards (St Francis Xavier University, Canada)
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Volume: 20 Number: 4 Page: 328–375
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The Language Planning Situation in Taiwan
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Feng-Fu Tsao
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This monograph presents a detailed study of the language planning situation in Taiwan. After a general account of the socio-historical context in which the planning activities have taken place, a brief
review of what happened in terms of language planning in Mainland China under the Nationalist government between 1911 and 1945 is presented. The following section provides a critical examination of the
language planning activities in both language policy and language cultivation that have happened in Taiwan since the island was returned to Chinese jurisdiction in 1945. A turning point in the short history
of language planning in Taiwan was reached in 1987, when martial law that had been in existence for forty years was lifted. Many changes have taken place since then and many more are in the making. The
final section is therefore a careful examination of some important recent developments in language planning. In that section an optimistic outlook for the future is provided and an explanation for that
optimism is given.
© Multilingual Matters 1999
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