International Journal of Language and Linguistics

Volume 8, Issue 3, May 2020

  • School Names in Selected Districts in Southern Province of Zambia: A Critical Toponymies Perspective

    Khama Hang’ombe, Emmanuel Chabata, Zvinashe Mamvura

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 88-99
    Received: 8 March 2020
    Accepted: 13 April 2020
    Published: 12 May 2020
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    Abstract: Studies have exposed place names as embodiments of the history, identity, culture, and language of their bestowers. Whilst this is true, some place naming practices reflect hegemonic tendencies that have not received adequate scholarly attention, especially in Zambia. This study examines school names in four districts in the Southern Province of Za... Show More
  • Research Hotspots and Frontiers of Language Studies in China in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative —— Bibliometrics Analysis Based on CiteSpace

    Chen Xi

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 100-107
    Received: 2 April 2020
    Accepted: 20 April 2020
    Published: 12 May 2020
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    Abstract: The Belt and Road Initiative was proposed in 2013, which develops economic partnerships with countries along the route actively, and builds a community of shared future, interests and responsibility, borrowing the historical symbol of the ancient Silk Road. Language plays an important role in serving the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative... Show More
  • Language Policies Under Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di Regimes: A Comparative Perspective

    Chao Rui

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 108-114
    Received: 5 June 2019
    Accepted: 9 August 2019
    Published: 15 June 2020
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    Abstract: This study attempts to examine the differences of the language policies formulation and implementation during the two significant early periods of Ming dynasty (1368-1644). It uses a historical comparative perspective to understand the processes involved in language change. In order to deal with the relationship between Mongolian and Chinese and to... Show More
  • The Multimodal Representational Characteristics of Mandarin Children’s Disagreement —— A Case Study Based on Diachronic Videos

    Rongbin Wang, Rui Zhang

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 115-121
    Received: 8 May 2020
    Accepted: 4 June 2020
    Published: 15 June 2020
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    Abstract: Based on a case study, this research collects naturally happened videos of one mandarin-speaking child during the period of her 1.5-3.5 years old, and makes a thorough study of the multimodal representational characteristics of disagreement of this child from the perspective of Multimodal Discourse Analysis. Within a data corpus constituted by 80 h... Show More