In the decade of the last century, the cultural popularity of Hong Kong swept through Chinese mainland like a storm. ** work by the band beyond; The film works of Wang Jing, Stephen Chow and othersAll of them show the unique vitality of Hong Kong's literary and artistic fields.
At that time, Cantonese was definitely the fashion of the times, and many young people were proud to be able to sing Cantonese songs. Today, however, the popularity of Cantonese is becoming more and more problematic.
Outside of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Guangzhou is the only Cantonese-speaking "first-tier city"., but many friends from Guangzhou are even worried about the ...... of the demise of Cantonese
Beyond Band).
Although Cantonese is very different from the northern language system, it is definitely a very important dialect in China. In the Guangzhou area, in addition to Mandarin and English, there will be a special Cantonese broadcast on the subwayCantonese is also often used in daily communication.
Cantonese is definitely one of the most distinctive symbols of Guangzhou culture, the origin of this language comes from the Chu language of the Warring States Period, with a history of more than 2,000 years.
The rich history has brought the Cantonese language a very prominent ancient Chinese characterThe finals and tones of Cantonese are basically in perfect agreement with the standard book of ancient Chinese "Guangyun".Therefore, many scholars believe that Cantonese is the sound of the Central Plains and even the Chinese language of the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Cantonese characteristic word combinations).
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cantonese has also played a very important role. Today's Cantonese speakers are widely distributed in the Guangzhou-Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macao, and Southeast Asian diaspora and Chinese communities. The number of native Cantonese speakers in our country is about 1About 200 million.
In terms of data, Cantonese not only has a rich history, but also plays an important role in the modern language system. However, the current living environment of Cantonese as a dialect is not goodThere is even a faint sense of crisis of extinction
Cantonese is used in some regions).
In today's China, the only Cantonese-speaking first-tier city is probably Guangzhou. As a unique dialect of Guangzhou, Cantonese is the mother tongue of many of the older generation in GuangzhouIn today's Guangzhou wet market, we can still hear many vendors and buyers who speak Cantonese as the main language.
However, if we leave the wet market, subway station, etc., we will find that the number of Cantonese speakers has actually dropped significantly. Zheng Ziyu, a well-known language researcher in China, once said in an interview:
When I (Zheng Ziyu) observed the communication between middle school students after school, I found that they generally used Mandarin. Even in Zhaoqing, Guangzhou, there is basically no foreign populationMandarin has also become the mainstream of children's use of each other.
bustling Guangzhou).
In the face of this situation, Zheng Ziyu almost accurately said: in the current situation, the extinction of these existing dialects is inevitableEven Cantonese, a dialect with hundreds of millions of speakers, is not promising.
Language is a high-speed iterative human symbol, and the next generation of people will reduce the use of Cantonese and other dialects, which is basically certainThe Cantonese language undergoes inevitable degradation over time.
In the modern world, generational shifts are so rapid that language habits that would have taken generations to change may now be completed in a single generation. If you look at it with pessimism,Perhaps everyone in our day and age will become a witness to the demise of dialects such as Cantonese.
Guangzhou Old Town Vegetable Market).
Faced with such a situation, many elderly people and Cantonese speakers in Guangzhou are worried, hoping to save the trend of Cantonese extinction through their own efforts. But in most cases, these efforts have been in vain, even though parents have generally given their children targeted Cantonese educationHowever, with the promotion of Mandarin, many children still do not learn Cantonese
In fact, this is not to blame for the reluctance of children to learn, they already have to deal with the learning and use of Mandarin and English in school. Although Cantonese and Mandarin have a certain logical connection, the pronunciation and use logic of the two are basically completely differentThis is obviously a difficult pressure for growing children to deal with.
At the special event for the 2222nd anniversary of the founding of Guangzhou, a reporter once raised a question: "Will there be a millennium for Cantonese?" ”
Now, the answer to this question is probably really no.
Cantonese people try to save Cantonese)
Although there are many people who lament the situation of Cantonese, history itself is a big wave, and the promotion of a standard language is very important for modern countriesThe promotion of Mandarin is also imperative.
Even in the Tang Dynasty, where transportation was inconvenient, our country once carried out a linguistic unification, which was to maintain the long-term strength of the country and national unity. Under the constraints of objective factors, the standardization and unification of language is also extremely important.
For example, Guangzhou is now an absolute first-tier city, attracting a large number of entrepreneurs and investors, if people here only speak Cantonese and not Mandarin, then how can these investors choose to put their lives on Guangzhou?
A primary school's Mandarin promotion board).
Therefore, the promotion of Mandarin and the gradual withdrawal of Cantonese from the stage of history have actually helped Guangzhou become a first-tier city to a certain extent, as a modern, open and civilized cityGuangzhou needed a language that could be used by visitors from all over the world, and Cantonese was clearly not the best solution to this problem.
In addition, the promotion of Mandarin will also enhance the cohesion of the country, and it is an extremely romantic thing in itself that people who are thousands of miles apart from the north and south can communicate with each other through Mandarin; In order to promote Mandarin, my country also took great pains to promote MandarinIt took a lot of effort to get to where we are today.
The bustling city of Guangzhou needs to be determined by the language).
Ask yourself if two people in the same country can't understand each other's languages. Can such a situation be called a good thing for the development of the country?
Therefore, the promotion of Mandarin is a must, and the popularity of Cantonese as a dialect is bound to decline. However, China now has a very sound language protection systemAs a dialect with well-meaning speakers, Cantonese will certainly not easily disappear into history, but will always exist for those who are interested in learning.
Cantonese will still exist).
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