Linguistic Challenges and Enhancement Strategies for Rural Elderly: An Empirical In­vestigation in Cantonese-Speaking Villages

Journal of Language Situation and Language Service (ISSN 3078-3755) 

JLSLS, Vol.1, No.1,2025, pp.45-60

农村老年人语言生活的困窘与提升

——立足粤方言区几个农村的调研

罗咏琪（Luo Yongqi）[1]，黄玲玲（Huang Lingling）[2]，刘楚群（Liu Chuqun）[3]

摘要：对粤方言区几个农村的调研显示，农村老年人的普通话使用率极低，普通话能力有限，学习普通话的意愿不强。农村老年人在普通话交际语境中有一些较为明显的问题，一是隔代交流较为困难，二是媒体娱乐受到限制，三是独自就医面临不便，四是经济活动中有阻碍。提升农村老年人语言生活品质，既需要开展有针对性的推普活动，又要保留必要的方言服务项目。

关键词：农村老年人；语言生活；语言调查

Title: Linguistic Challenges and Enhancement Strategies for Rural Elderly: An Empirical In­vestigation in Cantonese-Speaking Villages

Abstract: A survey of several rural areas in the Cantonese-speaking region reveals that elderly villagers exhibit extremely low Mandarin proficiency, limited Mandarin competence, and min­imal motivation to learn Mandarin. The rural elderly encounter notable difficulties in Manda­rin-dominant communicative settings, including: (1) impediments in cross-generational inter­action, (2) constrained engagement with media and leisure content, (3) challenges in accessing medical services unassisted, and (4) hindrances in economic participation. To enhance the lin­guistic quality of life for rural elderly populations, it is essential to implement targeted Manda­rin promotion initiatives while preserving necessary dialect-based service provisions.

Keywords: elderly villagers; linguistic ecology; linguistic survey

[1] 罗咏琪（Luo Yongqi），江西师范大学文学院硕士研究生，语言学及应用语言学专业，电邮：1624329146@qq.com。

[2] 黄玲玲（Huang Lingling），江西师范大学文学院博士研究生，语言学及应用语言学专业，电邮：1054408765@qq.com。

[3] 刘楚群（Liu Chuqun）（通讯作者），江西师范大学文学院教授，研究方向：现代汉语语法、社会语言学、国际中文教育，电邮：liuchuqun@sina.com。