Cantonese is in a similar position as what French is in Canada. Aside from the fact that it's not an official language. If people don't like painfulness of French in Canada, I don't see why there's this double standard for Cantonese.
Objectively and practically, Cantonese make things complicated in China, that's for sure. Obviously as a native Canontese speaker, it's sad to see it's decline.
It has to do with individual cognitive association formation. Once a child forms the primary 認知 and when circumstances change, the process of adaption will detach his/her 'self' away from the core. At some point the child is going to choose one language over another during his/her primary formation to locate and anchor the self. Most of the 2nd and 3rd generation Chinese in Canada have adopted many different selves, in accordance with the majority/minority's demographic pattern; and to associate with a hybrid culture segregated primarily by languages, secondary by social habits etc. As for our previous generations, it will always be their first language for primary cognition consider how much they have achieved and lived through based on their core self's associations; and the amount of consolidated knowledge ingrained in memories. Cantonese/Chinese as a continuum in Canada has already been somewhat of a challenge on its own. Eventually it is going to be us to decide: how many Chinese schools & Cantonese courses we can offer to the world (or at least to our own kids) and the significance of our own language and culture in positioning a man-made future.
shouldn't have said 'previous generations'
more like a con-current/coexistence
it is them which I derive my root from
salute~
but I will have to admit:
semiotic representation separates my brain
That's why I said it's sad to see Cantonese go. This only applies to people who have been brought up with Cantonese. Objectively and funcitonally, it makes sense to try to standardize the official language used throughout the country of China.
If many of us is put into the such a position, and the language invovled have no emotional attachment to us, I am sure it'd have been the same decision. So it's not CCP trying to dilute their culture. It's just the practical thing to do.
The more those idiots DF have done, the quicker they are going to collapse, no worry... They think they could kill such a brillant culture, go ahead...
發表於 2011-12-18 19:12
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