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Tiyz · 09-10-2007, 06:14 AM

I want to know somethings:
Where are you come from?
Have the dialects of your language been protected via legislation in your country?
Have the regional cultures of your country been protected via legislation?

I come from Shanghai,China.The Wu language(the local language of Shanghai)is my mother language.It is a dialect of Chinese.but our government has not done anything to preserve our regional cultures and dialects.They said that dialects aren't important for China,and wu must speak the Madarin(the offical language of china and the local language of Beijing)in society and school.Speaking Wu is forbidden.So many children can't speak the Wu language and they can only speak Mandarin now.

What I am worried about is the dying out of Wu language.

Can you give me some suggestion what I should do?

09-10-2007, 06:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tiyz Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 63 Tiyz is an unknown character at this point	Can you give me some suggestion what I should do? I want to know somethings: Where are you come from? Have the dialects of your language been protected via legislation in your country? Have the regional cultures of your country been protected via legislation? I come from Shanghai,China.The Wu language(the local language of Shanghai)is my mother language.It is a dialect of Chinese.but our government has not done anything to preserve our regional cultures and dialects.They said that dialects aren't important for China,and wu must speak the Madarin(the offical language of china and the local language of Beijing)in society and school.Speaking Wu is forbidden.So many children can't speak the Wu language and they can only speak Mandarin now. What I am worried about is the dying out of Wu language. Can you give me some suggestion what I should do? Last edited by Tiyz; 09-10-2007 at 06:35 AM.
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