2 What is Zhuang? A critical sociolinguistic profile

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. List of Figures XV
5. List of Tables XVII
6. Part I: Foundations
7. 1 An ethnographic study of contemporary Chinese language rights 1
8. 2 What is Zhuang? A critical sociolinguistic profile 34
9. Part II: Laws and Governance Structures
10. 3 The foundational language rights: Legal provisions about minority languages and minority peoples 67
11. 4 Beliefs about law and language 83
12. 5 The structural distribution of language governance powers 107
13. Part III: Lived Linguistic Landscapes
14. 6 Visual ideologies of Zhuang in linguistic landscapes 141
15. 7 New semiotic displays of old “Zhuangness” 187
16. 8 The multiple meanings of Zhuang displays in lived landscapes 218
17. 9 Linguascaping through language policy 251
18. Part IV: Conclusions
19. 10 Summary and conclusions regarding language rights in a changing China 275
20. 11 General implications for language rights and policy research and practice 294
21. Appendix 305
22. Acknowledgements 313
23. References 315
24. Index 337