The Russian government has proposed a bill to protect the Russian language from excessive foreign borrowings and promote national cultural values.

The State Duma has adopted a bill introducing mandatory linguistic examination for draft regulations, except for foreign words without Russian analogues.

Italy's government has drafted a bill to ban English in public communications, with fines up to 100,000 euros, to promote Italian language and culture.

The Italian bill requires job applications to be in Italian, permitting foreign words only if untranslatable, as English allegedly demeans Italians.

Taiwan has implemented the National Language Development Law to promote native languages and protect endangered ones.

The law supports mother-tongue education to preserve cultural identity and national unity.

The United Nations promotes linguistic diversity through initiatives like International Mother Language Day and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

Overly restrictive language policies can hinder international communication, so governments must balance native language promotion with globalization demands.

Education is key to promoting native languages, and governments should invest in language development to drive social progress and international competitiveness.

Governments should protect and promote native languages while allowing foreign languages for international use.

Preserving linguistic diversity requires a balanced approach to globalization, cultural exchange, and national identity.

Language policies are influenced by socioeconomic and cultural factors and promoting linguistic diversity is essential for social progress.

Using multiple languages can delay dementia and Alzheimer's by 3.5 to 5 years and improve children's conflict resolution skills.

Governments are implementing language policies to promote native languages, preserve linguistic diversity, and drive social progress, competitiveness, and cultural identity.

The Russian government has proposed a bill to protect the Russian language from excessive foreign borrowings and promote national cultural values.

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Content: The state Duma adopted in the first reading the bill on the protection of the Russian language from foreign borrowings
The bill on the protection of the Russian language from foreign borrowings passed the first reading in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
The document proposes to prohibit the use of foreign words except those that do not have common analogues in the state language.
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The State Duma has adopted a bill introducing mandatory linguistic examination for draft regulations, except for foreign words without Russian analogues.

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The State Duma adopted a law on the protection of the Russian language from the excessive use of foreign words
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The state Duma in the final reading adopted a bill that should protect the Russian language from excessive foreign borrowing.
The document was submitted at the end of October last year.
It is noted that the project “emphasizes the unifying role of the Russian language as the state language of the Russian Federation in a single multinational state, expands and specifies the areas in which the use of the state language of the Russian Federation is mandatory. ”
The law introduces such concepts as normative dictionaries, grammars and reference books that fix the norms of the modern Russian literary language when it is used as a state language.
Exceptions will be only those foreign words that do not have common analogues in the Russian language and the list of which is contained in the normative dictionaries.
Also, now there will be a mandatory linguistic examination of draft regulations for their compliance with the norms and rules of the Russian language.
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Italy's government has drafted a bill to ban English in public communications, with fines up to 100,000 euros, to promote Italian language and culture.

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Content: Italian govt drafts bill that seeks to ban English language

RomeEdited By: C KrishnasaiUpdated: Apr 01, 2023, 03:15 PM IST

Calling for the Italian language to be protected and nurtured, the draft bill claims that English “demeans and mortifies” Italians, and called on all public and private bodies to use the “language of Dante” to promote their goods and services, reports Reuters news agency. Photograph:(Reuters)

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The bill, which has been drafted by lawmakers of the nationalist Brothers of Italy party, aims to promote Italian language and imposes a fine of up to 100,000 euros ($108,750) if found violating the rule

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party has proposed legislation that seeks to prohibit public and private bodies in the country from using foreign terms, especially English, in official communications.

The bill, which has been drafted by lawmakers of the nationalist Brothers of Italy party, aims to promote Italian language and imposes a fine of up to 100,000 euros ($108,750) if found violating the rule.

In order to become a law, the bill has to be approved by both houses of parliament. But there was no indication of when this might happen.

“It is not just a matter of fashion, as fashions pass, but Anglomania (has) repercussions for society as a whole,” said the text of the draft bill.

Calling for the Italian language to be protected and nurtured, the draft bill claims that English “demeans and mortifies” Italians, and called on all public and private bodies to use the “language of Dante” to promote their goods and services, reports Reuters news agency.

The draft also specifies that all job related applications, including names and acronyms, should be spelt out in Italian, with foreign words allowed only if they are impossible to translate.

The bill said the widespread use of English in Europe was “even more negative and paradoxical” given that Britain had quit the European Union.

The draft bill comes at a time when the incumbent far-right government takes measures to what it calls preserving the local culture.

Recently, it banned the use of laboratory-produced food to safeguard the country’s agri-food heritage.

When the Brothers of Italy party took office last October, it added the English term “Made in Italy” to the name of the industry minister, while Meloni occasionally drops foreign words into her speeches.

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Taiwan has implemented the National Language Development Law to promote native languages and protect endangered ones.

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The author points out that the government ’ s recent legislation to pass the “Bilingual National Development Center Establishment Ordinance ” will make Taiwan ’ s proud multilingual and multicultural population extinct from now on!
Taiwan has long been a multilingual country! The National Language Development Law passed in 2019 contains nearly 20 “national languages ” including Hakka, Taiwanese, and indigenous languages.
But the government is going to pass the Bilingual National Development Center Act.
According to the Ministry of Education and the National Development Council: Bilingual = Chinese + English.
Taiwanese have long been colonized by foreign governments, seriously lacking cultural self-confidence, and despising their own native language culture; only after democratization did they finally have the legal basis to implement poor mother-tongue education in schools, the DPP government immediately wants to turn Taiwan into a bilingual country with Chinese and English!
As you can imagine, once this law is passed.
In the future, parents will only ask students to learn English seriously, and even less pay attention to their mother tongue. The school will probably also strengthen the teaching of English courses and stop teaching mother tongue!
From outside the party to the DPP, in the past, all kinds of native Taiwanese were used to protest, demand recognition, and pursue Taiwan values.
English is important, no one will doubt it! But it is our tool to “make money ” after all.
It ’ s not the purpose of “life ”!
The native language of Taiwan is the soul of the people of Taiwan, the blood of the people of Taiwan, and the flesh of the people of Taiwan!
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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) formally discussed the Taiwan National Language Policy.
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"Establishment Ordinance" changed to "Establishment Ordinance for Development Centres in Multilingual and English-speaking Countries"
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Comparing the "3 year 10 billion" to promote English, the government is also asked to provide the same amount of subsidies for mother-tongue education in Taiwan.
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The law supports mother-tongue education to preserve cultural identity and national unity.

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Content: Freedom Square (Beishe Review) Current Situation and Prospect of Local Language Education
◎ Huang Xiuren
Taiwan is a multi-ethnic society, and respect for multilingualism and culture has become a universal value in a modern democracy.
In 2016, local political parties returned to power. In 2019, the National Language Development Law, promoted by the Ministry of Culture, was enacted and promulgated. The Ministry of Education also confirmed that local languages (Taiwanese Indigenous, Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese, Matsu, and Taiwanese Sign Language) are included in the compulsory curriculum of national high schools.
This is how many non-governmental organizations, experts, scholars, and people with aspirations who care about Taiwan's subjective culture and education have worked together with the government authorities through countless tussles and struggles. So far, all of Taiwan's native languages are national languages, and their status and rights are guaranteed.
What is the actual teaching scene of the local language courses that have been on the road for more than a year? First of all, the problem is the source of the local language teachers. The main problem is that local language teachers are part-time teachers, teaching support staff, and teachers holding local language teacher certificates. Even the teachers who came in for the examination were unable to use their talents, and even though they had inherited the enthusiasm of the native language, they were unable to develop their talents, which is a waste of the country's human resources.
Second, the content of teaching materials is difficult, and high school due to the three-year gap in junior high school, junior high school may also be unable to interface with different local language or new resident language courses at the primary level.
It is hoped that the government and publishers can effectively improve the situation.
Although the initial supporting measures for the implementation of the policy are still insufficient, we are still very confident that the Government will realize its determination to implement equal rights and protect endangered languages and cultures.
We can not wait for all to be in place to implement, primary school native language education after 22 years, now the system has been very mature, is the best mirror, I believe that national, high school native language education will be like primary school, gradually improve.
Looking forward to the future, I hope that the government can implement the provisions of the National Language Development Law, and expand the shortage of local language teachers as soon as possible, so as to provide opportunities for teachers and students of local language relations to develop their talents, so as to fill the teacher gap at the scene and inject new vitality into the revival of local language.
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The United Nations promotes linguistic diversity through initiatives like International Mother Language Day and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

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Through anthropomorphic methods, wearing masks, chills, and all kinds of funny and clever sketches, combined with an air camera, a mobile recording studio, and a photo studio, the "Speakers in the Country" fan page, which has been followed by more than 16,000 fans, has been set up.
This 5G mobile live broadcast car, which spreads language enthusiasm, is full of vitality and vitality in the warm national journey.
Multilingualism, including Hakka languages, has been recognized by the United Nations as an effort to preserve and preserve.
Language is one of the tools of cultural inheritance. In the past, it relied on the older generation of native language teachers or advocates to pass down culture and customs. However, in the rapid contact between the Internet and internationalization, the innovation and integration of culture has become an inevitable trend. Through the three efforts of family, school, and community, and the presence of guest speakers in Hakka communities, records and inheritance work must be accelerated, and it is urgent to jointly shape a sustainable environment for Hakka language and cultural preservation.
In response to the community era, this year, we set up a "Guest in the Country" fan page for "Guest in the Country" to communicate with Hakka fans in a relaxed and lively way, such as 24 solar terms, daily life issues, and guest events. As a result, every visitor will be asked for a free pass by the enthusiastic townspeople.
The Hakka culture team has been visiting and promoting Hakka culture throughout Taiwan since the founding of the People 's Republic of China. In addition to experiencing the different people' s conditions in various villages and towns, the Hakka culture preservation work is very important. With natural disasters and modern development, it is likely that Hakka traditional buildings will disappear. Therefore, in 2022, "Speakers" also used aerial cameras to record these important Hakka cultural settlements and buildings, and preserved their landscapes through aerial images, which can be used as a basis for viewing Hakka cultural settlements.
More and more attention has been paid to the preservation of mother-tongue and other related multilingual education, and the multilingual phenomenon that occurs in our daily public life has become more and more common, and the probability of hearing Hakka has gradually increased.
Linguistic diversity requires sustainable means of communication and the preservation of traditional knowledge and culture.
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Overly restrictive language policies can hinder international communication, so governments must balance native language promotion with globalization demands.

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Content: Bauhinia Party _ Embracing Language Pluralism
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Last month, an old video recorded by Phoenix TV anchor Tian Tong was censored for discussion, which once again caused controversy in Hong Kong society over the use of simplified and traditional characters.
This incident shows that in the situation of the growing population of Putonghua and Simplified Chinese, the "biliteracy and trilingualism" policy has not been implemented in Hong Kong, not only has it not been enforced by the SAR Government, but also has not reached a social consensus.
In the new era of governance and prosperity, as Hong Kong is further integrated into the overall situation of national development, the central government hopes that Hong Kong will undertake a greater historical mission.
The future of Hong Kong lies in reform. The focus of reform is internationalization, and the key element of internationalization is linguistic pluralism, which is the way to deal with related issues.
A truly international city should have international influence on the outside and international elements on the inside.
The most cosmopolitan cities can be called “global cities ”, typical of London in the United Kingdom and New York in the United States. They not only have global political, economic, and cultural influence, but they also host immigrants from all over the world, and dozens of languages are widely used by local residents, demonstrating a spirit of tolerance and mutual understanding of the different cultures of the world.
The metropolises with the next degree of internationalization have some international functions but mainly play a regional impact, such as Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Singapore, Dubai, etc. They also have the characteristics of internationalization such as linguistic and cultural diversity of residents.
After the establishment of the HKSAR Government in 1997, the policy of "biliteracy and trilingualism" was implemented. "biliteracy" is Chinese and English. "trilingualism" refers to Putonghua, Cantonese and English. Putonghua is written in simplified Chinese, and Cantonese is mainly in traditional Chinese.
Many Hong Kong people can only speak simple Putonghua, which is relatively unfamiliar with simplified characters, and some people never speak Putonghua.
In most schools in Hong Kong, Cantonese is used to teach Chinese, but Putonghua is also provided for students to have the opportunity to learn Putonghua.
These are not problems. The problem is that Hong Kong ’ s language policy is not inclusive enough, which runs counter to the SAR ’ s goal of promoting internationalization.
At present, Hong Kong society needs to clarify the status of the official languages of English, Putonghua (Simplified Chinese) and Cantonese (Traditional Chinese), especially the status of Putonghua and Simplified Chinese in law, and encourage and even require primary and secondary students to master a foreign language.
The specific approach is not to force every Hong Kong resident to be proficient in English, Putonghua (Simplified Chinese), Cantonese (Traditional Chinese) and a foreign language, but to legislate that "biliteracy and trilingualism" are compatible in society at the same time, that is, to accept the legitimacy of Putonghua (Simplified Chinese) and increase its use.
For example, in the early stage, traffic road signs, government building signs, school signs, company signs, scenic area signs, etc., in addition to the existing English and traditional Chinese, the addition of simplified Chinese.
The acceptance of Putonghua (Simplified Chinese) is not only in line with the Basic Law of Hong Kong, but also an expression of Hong Kong ’ s obedience to and respect for the authority of the Central Authorities, and the need for the further internationalization of Hong Kong society.
China ’ s vast territory, large population and multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-dialect, only the use of the country ’ s standardized language and script, in order to reduce communication costs, ensure smooth communication, unimpeded dissemination of government decrees, and promote the development of economic, political, cultural and other undertakings.
Putonghua and simplified characters began to be promoted in 1956, reflecting the new civilization since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949, and are indispensable communication tools and information carriers among people.
Mandarin and Simplified Chinese are international languages in themselves.
As of April 2023, more than 180 countries and regions around the world have conducted Putonghua Chinese education, and 82 countries have incorporated it into the national education system. More than 30 million foreigners are learning Putonghua Chinese, and the cumulative number of people learning and using Putonghua Chinese is close to 200 million.
Therefore, we can say that as part of China, if Hong Kong does not accept Putonghua (Simplified Chinese), then many of the benefits of internationalization will be lost.
At present, Putonghua (Simplified Chinese) is still despised and even rejected in Hong Kong ’ s education, executive, legislative and judicial systems, which is undoubtedly not in line with the trend of Hong Kong ’ s internationalization.
For the SAR Government, Putonghua (Simplified Chinese) is the language tool used by local governments in Hong Kong to understand and appreciate the documents and instructions issued by the Central Government.
If Hong Kong government officials are not proficient in Putonghua (simplified Chinese), it is difficult for them to understand the political, economic and social systems and civilizations of the national entity, and to accurately grasp the direction, principles and policies of the central government in governing Hong Kong.
An international Hong Kong must continue to raise the standard of English in the community.
For historical reasons, English is one of the most widely used languages in the world, occupying the dominant position of the Internet, and is recognized by the international academic, legal and business communities as the language of communication, has become a bridge to connect people around the world, playing a vital role in the development of human civilization.
English is the carrier of many research and innovation achievements in the fields of science and technology, culture and arts, and social science. English books, papers and reports contain the latest human knowledge and information, which helps people broaden their horizons and improve their ability to innovate.
As the most commonly used communication tool in common law countries, English has become a fundamental element in international financial and trade transactions.
Many multinational companies, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations use English as a universal language, and familiarity with English is an essential skill for people working in these institutions.
English is the official language of Hong Kong, which is one of Hong Kong ’ s international competitive advantages.
Maintaining and improving English is of utmost importance to the people of Hong Kong, whether it is for internationalization or for the development of science and technology.
As the inheritor of traditional Chinese culture, it is necessary for Hong Kong to continue to use and protect Cantonese.
Cantonese is spoken by more than 100 million people around the world and is the mother tongue of many overseas Chinese. Cantonese retains the distinctive features of the Chinese language of the Qin and Tang dynasties, maintaining the nine tones and most of the written pronunciation of the ancient Chinese language, and carrying the traditional Chinese culture that shines unique throughout the world. The Cantonese community generally uses the Cantonese pronunciation of the Old Liwan District of Guangzhou in the late Qing Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty as standard Cantonese. Cantonese has a lot of advantages over Putonghua, such as richer tone, and more rhythmic beauty when reciting ancient poetry; the pronunciation of near-Italian words is the same, but different, so that the pronunciation of near-Italian words is similar but different, easier to express; There is a curl, that is, there is no problem that "z, c, s" and "zh, ch, sh" are easily confused in Mandarin.
As the traditional carrier of Cantonese, traditional characters are undoubtedly the treasures of Chinese traditional culture, which can spread the beauty of Chinese writing and facilitate future generations to read the classical literature left by Chinese ancestors.
In addition to Chinese and English, the number of Hong Kong people who speak other languages is negligible, which is a shortcoming that Hong Kong society needs to make up for.
Under the international development strategy of Hong Kong, the community needs a large number of foreign language talents who can meet the development needs of major strategic areas and key areas.
After the baptism of globalization, coupled with the emergence of artificial intelligence, the core task of foreign language ability has been to play the role of language interaction, knowledge tools, to pay more attention to the cultural connotations, ideological connotations and value connotations behind different languages, so the instrumental, humanistic and ideological aspects of foreign languages are equally important.
Faced with no major changes in the world in a hundred years, Hong Kong calls on a large number of professionals with a global perspective, proficient in the use of foreign languages, familiar with international rules, and proficient in international negotiations to participate in global governance, actively disseminate China's ideas, publicize China's development achievements, and tell the story of China in the new era.
Therefore, in order to form a foreign language education structure, subject professional structure and talent training structure to meet the needs of higher level internationalization in Hong Kong, it is even necessary to establish a special foreign language college and international relations college.
In implementing the policy of linguistic diversity, Hong Kong can learn from Switzerland.
There are four official languages in Switzerland, including German, French, Italian and Romansh, and they are written into law, while the actual languages in society are more numerous and English is more mastered by most Swiss people.
All official languages of the Swiss Confederation (government documents, legal texts, official websites, major building signs) must be written in German, French and Italian.
Official documents issued by the federal government, such as ID cards, passports, or banknotes, are written in four official languages, with English on the passport.
At Swiss supermarkets, products are marked in three main languages, namely French, German and Italian.
In order to ensure that all linguistic communities are adequately respected, the Swiss Language Act specifies the multilingualism of the country, and the Federal Office for Culture promotes these languages and the culture associated with them.
Not every Swiss speaks all four official languages, and most people communicate in their own languages within their own language communities, but they never exclude the right of other language communities to use other official languages.
Language diversity is an essential element of a cosmopolitan city and an important driver of social progress. Only through continuous dialogue and exchange among residents of different historical and cultural backgrounds can we integrate and create a great city of ideas and creativity.
Both now and in the future, Hong Kong must embrace the values of globalization. Although globalization has suffered a temporary setback, the in-depth development of globalization is the future direction of the world. Respect for linguistic and cultural diversity can restart the process of globalization and ensure that globalization is not hijacked and ended by hegemonic cultures.
Chinese pioneers follow the spirit of "harmony but difference", which means respecting cultural differences and diversity, and achieving harmony through mutual communication and exchange.
While maintaining the cultural identity of the local Cantonese language in Hong Kong, we should pay attention to absorbing the language and culture of the Mainland, actively learn and draw on the excellent cultural achievements of foreign languages, dialogue without confrontation, communication without closure, compatibility without exclusion, learning from strengths and weaknesses, free absorption, harmonious coexistence, and common progress.
Chapter 66 of the Dao Sutra says, “The reason why Jiang Hai can be King of the Hundred Grain, and he can be King of the Hundred Grain with his good deeds ”, which is a truth that deserves to be remembered by every Hong Kong people on the issue of linguistic diversity.
Ng Chun-fei is the director of the Bauhinia Party Policy Research Institute.
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Education is key to promoting native languages, and governments should invest in language development to drive social progress and international competitiveness.

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“Learning languages is essential to learning everything. ”
— — Individual language literacy relationship National language capacity building
January 23, 2022 08: 34 | Source: Guangming Daily
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Language and culture have always been the "soul" of a nation and a nation, and the symbol of a nation and a nation's civilization.
Language is the carrier and foundation of culture.
China is a country with an ancient civilization, and it has both a glorious and mysterious ancient culture, as well as a modern culture in which various ethnic groups are interwoven and intermingled with each other.
Both the ancient culture and the modern culture of our country are mainly recorded and passed on in Chinese, which fully shows the unparalleled charm of Chinese.
As for the function of language, people often say, "language is the most important communication tool of mankind, language is the material shell of thinking, language is the main carrier of recording and inheriting human culture."
The importance of language, from the individual level, has become an important condition for survival and development.
At present, the assessment of the recruitment unit for the candidate mostly depends on his language literacy and language ability, including mother tongue and foreign language, spoken and written language.
"If mathematics is the foundation of learning natural science, then language is the foundation of this foundation," said former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "Young people in the 21st century must master at least three languages, so that they can adapt to the needs of the times."
Language is becoming increasingly important at the national level.
The formulation and implementation of a correct language policy will ensure harmonious coexistence among all ethnic groups and promote economic, cultural, scientific and technological exchanges and development among all ethnic groups and regions.
Speaking civilized words and being civilized people will help build a harmonious language life and build a harmonious social life.
At present, in the information age of big data, cloud computing, the Internet and the Internet of Everything, the national language ability is directly proportional to the ability to acquire information in various fields such as national defense, economy, science and technology, and the ability to reserve, utilize and protect information resources, and international competitiveness.
The relationship between language and economy is more and more close, and language has become an important economic resource.
The language industry can directly generate considerable output for the country.
The "China Language Service Industry Development Report 2020" shows that in 2019, the total output value of language services in China was 38.4 billion yuan, and although the output value of language services in 2020 will decline due to the impact of the epidemic, the report is expected to reach more than 36.6 billion yuan.
One of the measures taken in this national battle against poverty is to promote Putonghua in rural areas and the common language and script in ethnic areas, which has played a positive role in alleviating poverty and revitalizing rural areas.
From the perspective of promoting international exchanges and cooperation, language also plays a positive role. The construction of the "Belt and Road" requires language to pave the way and build bridges, and language intercommunication is the foundation of the "five links".
The facts over the past eight years show that language and language teaching have played a very good bridging role and communication role in the construction of the "Belt and Road", because language has emotional feelings, and "building a community with a shared future for mankind" needs language to pave the way.
In any foreign language teaching, including international Chinese education, teachers teach a certain language, students learn a certain language, and at the same time, they are actually engaged in emotional exchanges, as well as cultural and value communication.
To achieve exchanges and mutual understanding among countries through language and language education is exactly what is needed to build a community of shared future for mankind.
Language is so important to the individual, the country, and the world, so each of us must respect the language of the motherland, maintain the healthy development of the language of the motherland, must pay attention to improving their language literacy, improve their language ability, which is the basis for building the national language ability.
However, we regret to see that at present, everyone in ordinary speech and writing, in the paper media and video media, affected by the network language, do not pay attention to language expression, do not pay attention to language cultivation, language problems can be seen everywhere.
In addition to the use of words and sentences are not standardized, casual use of Internet words, Chinese and English inclusions, and manipulation of idioms are also common, and some young people also use this to show their "ability".
Idioms are known as a bright pearl of Chinese culture.
But now some idioms are abused by the "homophone", completely ignoring the damage to the motherland's language and culture, and the damage to the health of the motherland's language.
With regard to the use of language, the State Language Commission, on the basis of a comprehensive and in-depth investigation and understanding of the current use of language and characters, it is necessary to formulate targeted measures to effectively curb and eliminate the phenomenon of irregular or even arbitrary use of language and characters, and to positively guide the people to continuously improve their language literacy and language skills.
More importantly, it is necessary to strengthen language education in primary and secondary schools, especially in the written language.
Only by mastering the written language can students receive high-quality education, including history and culture education, science and technology education, and ideological and moral education.
Language literacy and language ability mainly refer to the literacy and ability of the written language, and all kinds of language and writing problems currently appear in the written language.
Therefore, in primary and secondary schools, students should be guided to respect the language and characters of the motherland, and develop the habit of standardizing the use of the national language and characters in their essays and assignments from an early age.
At present, some students only focus on learning foreign languages, and do not pay attention to the improvement of language literacy and language ability.
Learning a foreign language is not bad, you can open a new way of life, open more windows of understanding the world.
However, it should be noted that the practice of foreign language teaching shows that without deep language skills, the improvement of foreign language ability and foreign language proficiency will be limited.
The only way to improve language literacy and language ability is to read more, read good books, and write diligently, and some famous passages need to be recited in moderation.
This is a useful experience that the ancients left us to cultivate children's language literacy and ability.
Reading plays a vital role in children's continuous improvement of language ability, thinking ability, continuous improvement of cultural literacy, and inheritance of Chinese culture.
Reading can also let people, especially children, gain wisdom from traditional culture and foreign culture, open the door to a rich and colorful world, and provide us with spiritual nourishment.
So our forefathers and predecessors have always stressed the importance of reading. The Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu warned us that "standing up for learning is first, and learning is based on reading." Su Dongpo Yun: "There is a poetic spirit in the abdomen." Li Kuchen, a famous Chinese painter, also told us: "Birds want to fly first, flutter their wings, and people want to go to study first."
Reading is related to the spiritual temperament of the individual, and the language literacy of the whole people is more related to the spiritual outlook of the nation and the country.
Everyone should standardize the use of the national common language, and strive to improve their own language literacy.
(Author: Lu Juming, Professor, Department of Chinese Language Studies, Peking University)
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Governments should protect and promote native languages while allowing foreign languages for international use.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 12: 22 AM - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed an amended law on the official use of the Russian language that prohibits government officials from using most foreign vocabulary while working.
The amendments to a 2005 law are aimed at protecting and enhancing the status of the Russian language, according to a text posted on the government ’ s website.
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• With the use of Russian as the official language of the Russian Federation, the use of vocabulary and expressions that do not meet the standards of modern Russian is not allowed.
Excludes foreign words that do not have synonyms widely used in the Russian language.
• A list of foreign words that can still be used will be published separately.
• The amendments did not mention any penalties for those who do not comply with the amended law.
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Preserving linguistic diversity requires a balanced approach to globalization, cultural exchange, and national identity.

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Content: Free Speech: The Inclusion of Language and Culture from "Taiwanese Language"
◎ Chen Ming Road
Recently, some politicians have called for the official name of Minnan dialect to be "Taiwan Taiwanese", which has caused controversy, and it has been pointed out that the "language hegemony" of one language alone reminds me that when I lived in a dormitory at National Taiwan University decades ago, Hakka students heard that their roommates called Minnan dialect "Taiwanese" and protested: Is it only Fulao dialect (Minnan dialect) is Taiwanese?
Since then, I have been careful not to use the word “Taiwanese ” in front of Hakka students.
Today, in the past, the society has generally represented "Taiwanese" in the Fukien dialect, because of the three native languages, the majority of the population speaking Fukien dialect, and the majority of the political and business circles in the Fukien (Fukien) ethnic group, plus the rise of Taiwan consciousness, Fukien dialect naturally became the representative of the native language.
Originally peaceful, now the demand for "correct name", and the exclusive respect of Minnan dialect as "Taiwan Taiwanese", inevitably touched the sensitive nerve of politics and ethnic culture.
There are two problems with the term "Taiwanese": First, the logic is that "Taiwanese" is the language of Taiwan, how can it be said to be "Taiwanese"? Is there another Taiwanese language outside of Taiwan? Second, calling Minnan "Taiwanese" means that Hakka and indigenous languages are not "Taiwanese", but only a few languages or dialects in Taiwan. Man.
At present, the three native languages are regarded as national languages and are no longer dialects. The direction of "correct name" is not to only respect the Fujianese as "Taiwanese Taiwanese", but to correctly name the three native languages as "Fujianese", "Hakka Taiwanese" and "Indigenous Taiwanese". ".
Since all three native languages are national languages, it would be wrong to call Chinese an official language, either alone or in conjunction with Fujianese, but not in the same way as China and Singapore.
The independence of one language or the exclusion of other languages from one ’ s own language involves political and cultural inclusiveness.
Americans do not change English to "American" because of their political independence from their ancestral home country. American refers only to "American" and "American", there is no "American" meaning, the Chinese word "American" translated into English is American English (American English), not American.
Taiwanese speaker Liu Huirong (right) teaches children Taiwanese at the "South Taiwan Community Native Language Accompanying" event at Tainan Life Aesthetics Museum. (Photo)
The priority of Taiwan ’ s language policy is to encourage the younger generation to learn their mother tongue and realize the national development vision of a multilingual culture, rather than considering who represents “Taiwanese. ”
Singapore ’ s approach is worthy of reference. The Chinese people, who make up the vast majority of the country ’ s population, have not denied that their ancestors came from southern Fujian because they have become an independent country, nor have they advocated the renaming of Hokkien (Hokkien) as the Singaporean language.
Historically, an open and prosperous country was tolerant of languages, religions and cultures, such as the Kushang and Gupta dynasties in ancient India, and the Sui and Tang dynasties in China.
Let the people rejoice.
(Professor Emeritus, Fokuang University)
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Language policies are influenced by socioeconomic and cultural factors and promoting linguistic diversity is essential for social progress.

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Content: On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Kurdish education needs a real revolution
Jawad Malkshahi
Language is a mirror of the culture of peoples and societies and an important person for the definition of human identity. When language disappears for any reason, an important part of heritage and folklore, which are the cornerstone of the survival and strengthening of the mother tongue and its development, in other words, when we do not care about the mother tongue and do not develop it, especially among our children, we have contributed directly to the obliteration of our original national identity.
There is historical evidence that economic and political control can not be achieved without cultural and intellectual domination, and this fact was worked by the French and British colonization when they subjected the economies of the colonized peoples by institutionalizing political domination by controlling and dispersing the native languages of those peoples.
We, the Kurdish people, have been subjected to the fiercest campaigns to annihilate our national identity through the policies of Arabization, Turkification and Afrikaans, and this policy is still practiced in the Kurdish cities and villages in the countries that shared our land and people through a malicious international conspiracy, to obliterate our national identity and then to melt us in the budges of Arab, Persian and Turkish cultures. Domination in some Kurdish provinces in the four parts of Kurdistan from Arabization and displacement and leaving the inhabitants of cities, towns and villages and still this policy is practiced against our people strongly.
I believe that if it were not for the literary and cultural movement led by Kurdish poets, writers and thinkers during the last century by issuing a number of poetry books newspapers and literary magazines and printing books in Kurdish throughout the territory of Kurdistan, as well as the efforts of Kurdish families to talk with their children in their mother tongue and then holding some festivals and national celebrations in national occasions, the Kurdish language would be in Khobar. To copy our Kurdish identity.
The struggle of the people of Kurdistan for their national rights during the past century and making great sacrifices has had a great impact to preserve our national identity, especially during the past five decades, where the continuation of the struggle against the occupying regimes of our land to give space and freedom to the literary and cultural movement and the teaching of the Kurdish language in South Kurdistan as well as the Enlightenment renaissance in East, North and West Kurdistan. The extension of the globe, all this has brought about a change and even a great revolution in the dissemination of national awareness through the publication of hundreds of magazines, newspapers and websites as well as the printing of thousands of books in the Kurdish language.
Despite this Kurdish cultural revolution, we have a long way to go to preserve our language, heritage and national identity, especially in culturally destroyed areas and villages, which are still subject to the rule of dictatorial regimes and practiced Arabization and Turkification policies in an intensive and organized manner. The land of Kurdistan, especially the cities, towns and villages that lack the presence of Kurdish schools and have access to the Internet service.
Through my follow-up, the Kurdish areas in central and southern Iraq and western Iran, especially in the provinces of Kermashan and Elam, which have been subjected to the most brutal Arabization campaigns, as well as cities and towns in northern and western Kurdistan, which have been affected by the policy of Turkification and Arabization, urgently need to work and carry out Kurdish cultural activities in various branches to save them from the process of systematic demonization of Kurdish identity. Culturally and intellectually, in order to block the process of national assimilation practiced by the ruling regimes against our people.
Therefore, he proposed the establishment of many schools to teach the Kurdish language in villages and cities that are not under the domination of the ruling regimes, and if these schools cannot be established for political and security reasons, the establishment of courses to teach the Kurdish language in homes and alleys throughout the occupied homeland, and the intensification of cultural and literary activities through social media platforms, especially in the field of music and singing.
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Using multiple languages can delay dementia and Alzheimer's by 3.5 to 5 years and improve children's conflict resolution skills.

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Content: Free Speech Award for Native Language Teaching to Create Education and Longshu Bonus
◎ Liu Chengxian
Many international linguistics studies have shown that the ability to use more than one language regularly and fluently in daily life can lead to faster and better development of conflict resolution and management skills in children, and can delay the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in old age by an average of 3.5 to 5 years.
Kaohsiung City will set up the first Taiwanese language experimental elementary school in Taiwan. (Photo)
In Taiwan's environment, apart from Chinese, the second language that can be used frequently and fluently by the vast majority of the population is definitely a local language that can be integrated into the community and family, rather than English.
The key to the inheritance of the local language lies in the “multi-use ”. The use of the local language in schools for teaching various subjects is an important way for children who spend most of their time in the school to acquire the local language.
At present, in addition to the Hakka Committee's continuous subsidy classes and schools to teach in the Hakka language as the medium of instruction, news reports have previously reported that Kaohsiung will also set up the first Taiwanese experimental primary school, but with the current policy, there is still a lot of room for advancement.
Actively invest several times the resources used to suppress native languages to achieve language transformation justice
After all, the Government has used huge administrative resources to suppress local languages, and in response to the revival of local languages, the Government should not just "be optimistic about their success", but should "actively invest several times the resources used to suppress local languages" in accordance with the National Language Development Law, in order to realize the right of language transformation, and grasp the education and long-term profit brought by local languages.
The government should not only allow classes and schools to be taught in the local language, but should actively give such classes or schools substantial grants, including free tuition and book fees, as well as grants and scholarships, and teachers should have additional language grants and additional incentives for performance. Only by attaching such a high degree of attention to the public and the teaching staff can the wishes of the general public and the education professionals be changed, and can the government demonstrate its determination to attach great importance to the revival of native languages.
In the current environment, it is impossible to have any children who are not fluent in Chinese, but children who do not have any native language are becoming normal.
Let children at least be fluent in any native language, this not only has a cultural meaning, but also a policy of benefiting the country and the people, the government should pay more attention to the lost sheep and make up for it, it is not too late.
(The author is an associate professor of the Department of Taiwanese Literature at Taiwan Normal University)
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Content: There should be no excesses: a sociologist about the law on the protection of language - RIA Novosti Crimea, 29.10.2022
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The emergence of a law in the Russian Federation on the protection of the Russian language from excessive borrowing is appropriate, but there should be no excesses in this matter.
This opinion on the air of the radio "Sputnik in Crimea" expressed the head of the Crimean branch of the Foundation for the development of civil society, sociologist Natalia Kiseleva.
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Earlier, a draft law on amendments to the Federal Law "On the State Language of the Russian Federation" appeared in the system of ensuring legislative activity.
The amendments provide for the protection of the Russian language from the excessive influence of borrowed words.
In particular, we propose the emergence of normative dictionaries that fix the norms of the modern Russian literary language, where foreign words cannot be entered, with the exception of those that have no analogues in the Russian language.
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“I am a supporter of this bill.
I think it should be adopted a long time ago, because we really see an unjustified dominance of foreign words.
At the same time, I, of course, do not propose to abandon all borrowed words - many of them have long and firmly entered the Russian language and became part of it, "Kiseleva said.
The sociologist emphasizes that it is impossible to introduce language restrictions in colloquial speech, especially among young people, and this is not the case in the new bill.
At the same time, in her opinion, the official use of the language should be regulated:
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“It ’ s about officials, the media.
For example, the latest fashionable foreign word "hub" - representatives of government agencies use it everywhere, although there is a great word in the Russian language "node": transport hub, interchange and so on, "- gives an example of a guest ether.
Dictionary for the replacement of anglicisms needs improvement – opinion
In addition, according to Kiseleva, it is appropriate not only to regulate the use of the Russian language in the official sphere, but also to simplify the language of regulatory documents so that the ordinary citizen can understand legal norms, which now often require interpretation by lawyers.
Earlier, Andrei Kibrik, a researcher at the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, commented on the relevant bill, expressed the opinion that the artificial regulation of any language, including the Russian language, is a vain and even harmful idea, since borrowing is part of a natural process that cannot be stopped or reversed.
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