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This project compares the dynamics of European languages with Chinese varieties to understand language evolution. It employs quantitative methods to analyze language variation and aims to provide insights for language policy and planning.
What can Chinese teach us about the languages of Europe?
Sociolinguistic research has obtained important insights into the dynamics of the languages of Europe: the emergence of pluricentric varieties, the global influence of English, the tendency towards informalization of the standard languages.
But are these phenomena typically European, or are the same forces at work in other linguistic areas? A comparison with Chinese may provide an answer:
I will analyze three varieties of Chinese (mainland…
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
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