A Study On Language Of Students In Middle And Primary Schools Of Miao People In Fenghuang County

This research, under the guidance of the theory and method of sociolinguistic, theMiao nationality students of elementary and secondary schools in FengHuang, HunanProvince were investigated, which to inspect the realistic state of language ability,language using and language attitude of these students, and the difference of languagesituation in their manifestation of social variables, such as sex, age, living environmentand home-style. The questionnaires were systemic analyzed by using the methods ofdescriptive statistics, the percentage homogeneity test, the single factor varianceanalysis and the independent T-test.The statistical result showed that in family language, the intergenerationaldifference was not obvious, the Miao language was still be the first language betweenfamily members; in school and social language, the Miao, the standard Chinese and thelocal Chinese dialects were coexistence. About the language ability, most of studentscan good use the three languages, but the basic vocabulary ability of the Miao languagewas markedly down regulated in different extents. About the language attitude, thestudents strongly believe in the Miao language in emotion; they strongly believe instandard Chinese in social function of behavior disposition and cognition; and theystrongly believe in local Chinese dialects in social impact of cognition. In the aspect oflanguage ability and using, the students showed distinct difference in age, livingenvironment and home-style, and there is no obvious difference in sex. In the aspect oflanguage attitude, there is distinct difference in sex, age, living environment andhome-style.At present, there is less research in language situation of minority students, whilethe material of this aspect could serve as a help for government and school toinvestigate the overall situation of the language of present minority school students,which could provide some references and basis for the policy making of the minoritylanguages and writings, the protecting of the diversity in language and culture ofXiangxi Autonomous region and even the national.