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Investigation and Analysis of Bilingualism in Yi Town of Niujie in Midu County

Language is the carrier of information. It conveys the history and culture of a nation. It is of great importance to study and analyze the bilingual phenomenon in China, which is a multinational country with varied and complex languages. Based on relevant disciplines, the paper investigates the geographical environment, population distribution, and use of language of the Yi Town of Niujie in Midu County, then analyzes bilingualism and summarizes bilingual types of the area.   

  1. College of Chinese Language and Literature, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China
  • Received:2011-12-26 Revised:2012-02-18 Online:2012-05-15 Published:2012-05-15

Abstract:

Language is the carrier of information. It conveys the history and culture of a nation. It is of great importance to study and analyze the bilingual phenomenon in China, which is a multinational country with varied and complex languages. Based on relevant disciplines, the paper investigates the geographical environment, population distribution, and use of language of the Yi Town of Niujie in Midu County, then analyzes bilingualism and summarizes bilingual types of the area.

Key words: Midu County, Yi Town of Niujie, bilingualism, investigation, analysis

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