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Linguistic Capital in Taiwan: The KMT’s Mandarin Language Policy and its Perceived Impact on Language Practices of Bilingual Mandarin and Tai-gi Speakers

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Linguistic Capital in Taiwan: The KMT’s Mandarin Language Policy and its Perceived Impact on Language Practices of Bilingual Mandarin and Tai-gi Speakers
Author(s)Sandel, Todd L.
AbstractFrom 1945 until 1987, the KMT (Nationalist) government enforced its strict Mandarin Language Policy in schools throughout Taiwan, & students were forbidden to speak local languages or dialects. Recent reversal of this policy allows schools to teach these formerly forbidden varieties. Despite some attention from scholars, it remains to explore the impact of these policies on successive generations of bilingual speakers. This study explores the perceptions of parents, grandparents, & young adults. The data show that school-based policies have an impact on family-based speaking practices. They also demonstrate the complex interplay between public & private histories in the development of linguistic ideologies & language as capital. 1 Table, 48 References.
IssueNo4
Pages523-551
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceLanguage in Society
VolumeNo32
PubDate2003
ISBN_ISSN0047-4045
Browse Path(s)Anthropology
—-Language and Society
——–Politics and Power


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