Comments on: How do language rights affect minority languages in China?

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Wed, 30 May 2018 06:07:12 +0000

Here is the Macquarie University’s copy http://www.researchonline.mq.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/mq:70226?queryType=vitalDismax&query=Grey%2C+Alexandra&f0=sm_creator%3A%22Grey%2C+Alexandra%22

By: Alexandra Grey

Alexandra Grey — Mon, 21 May 2018 03:56:44 +0000

For transparency, I note that the copy of my thesis available here in the PhD Hall of Fame has received minor corrections which make it different from the official, post-examination version kept by Macquarie University. Specifically, in this one I have corrected a few typos and layout problems and made corrections to the discussion of the trilingual museum sign in Section 5.2.4.1 Linguistic References to “Zhuang Language”.

By: ALEXANDRA GREY

ALEXANDRA GREY — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:31:00 +0000

In reply to VinN. Hi VinN. Interesting to hear your experiences, which echo those which some people reported to me during fieldwork. I am not making the claim that no-one speaks Zhuang, but it is very noticable that Zhuang is not spoken much in bigger cities, while it is still spoken more commonly in more rural areas, areas that the literature describes as "peripheries". My thesis argues that this has a lot to do with both the place of language in urban environments and the economic, educational and mobility "capital" of Zhuang. ("Capital" here is the term proposed by Bourdieu).

By: VinN

VinN — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:34:00 +0000

Thank you, Dr. Grey! I am from the capital city of Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region and I would like to share some personal experience about this topic.
As a local dweller, I also asked the same question to my mon (who is the descendant of a local Zhuang in Heci county): why I seldom see people speak Zhuang even I am in a Zhuang autonomous Region? And my mon replied: Visit the autonomous counties, you will have an opposite conclusion. In the following years we visited some counties, town around Jin Cheng Jiang city and the local people proved my mon’s words. In years I sometimes thinks of the reason for the sharp contrast in my hometown. Later I will take a time to look your PhD thesis and I hope I can find answers in it.

By: Sadami Konchi

Sadami Konchi — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0000

Alex, you’re shining!! Best wishes, Sadami
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f6bc1cac5e49afa0c91ae1fca873d6017d71ff9c2cbdf8aa5ba98e3fd22e074b.jpg

By: ALEXANDRA GREY

ALEXANDRA GREY — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 06:54:00 +0000

In reply to Sadami Konchi. Stunning image!

By: Sadami Konchi

Sadami Konchi — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 13:17:00 +0000

Great thesis, congrats, Alex! Go!! Leap into your bright future! I hope more and more students will follow Alex and this group. Best wishes, Sadami https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e7965abde204b2d12f007977b32d11763a92e3ffcc8a419f0b49de6f9bcc9183.jpg