Presbyterian Church in Taiwan and Its Fight for Usage of Local Languages during Martial Law
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | In my paper I have observed changes in an attitude of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) towards language policy of the ruling party Kuomintang (KMT) during martial law (1949-1987). The KMT required exclusive use of the Chinese national language and the PCT was against this policy. I have compared the attitudes of the PCT during martial law with the previous periods. During Japanese colonial era (1895-1945) there was also very strong language policy – exclusively Japanese language had been allowed by Japanese government. But the PCT had different attitute towards Japanese government. The aim is to point out how some historical circumstances influenced inculturation strategies of the PCT. I have suggested to follow three distinct stages of argumentation development for the support of local languages. The first stage is the period before publishing the first public statement ????????????????? in 1971. It is the stage of no official and public protests and criticism of the government. The second stage is the stage between the first statement and publishing the statement ???????????????????????? in 1985. And the last stage is after year 1985 until nowadays. |