The 4th Symposium on “Cross-Strait Language and Script Survey Research and Language Life” Successfully Held
From November 23 to 24, 2023, the 4th Symposium on “Cross-Strait Language
and Script Survey Research and Language Life” was successfully held at
Guangzhou University. The conference was hosted by the Cross-Strait Language
and Script Exchange and Cooperation Coordination Group and organized by the
National Language Service and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Language Research Center of the State Language Commission and Guangzhou
University’s School of Humanities. Over 60 experts and scholars from universities
and research institutions across the Taiwan Strait gathered to discuss
linguistic and script exchange and integrated development.
At the opening ceremony, Zhang Qixue, Vice President of Guangzhou
University, and Professor Li Yuming, head of the Cross-Strait Language and
Script Exchange and Cooperation Coordination Group, delivered speeches. The
conference featured in-depth discussions on topics such as the comparison of
language and script across the Strait, changes in language life, language
resource preservation, and Chinese language education. It included 8 keynote
reports and 3 parallel sessions where scholars shared their latest research
findings on practical issues like lexical differences, interoperability between
simplified and traditional characters, language identity, and dialect
preservation.
The participating experts unanimously agreed that the language and scripts
on both sides of the Strait share the same roots and lineage, and strengthening
academic exchange helps to enhance cultural understanding and build a sense of
national identity. This symposium established a stable and efficient platform
for academic dialogue, promoted the application of research findings on
Cross-Strait language and script, supported cultural integration and the
coordinated development of language life across the Strait, and made a
significant contribution to deepening Cross-Strait exchange and cooperation and
inheriting excellent Chinese language and culture.
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