and speak Putonghua with a strong accent. If we protect dialects, I worry that they can harm our... exist (存在) in certain dialects. The more we know a language the better understanding we have of our ……

of 12. preserve/protect 13. cultureIII. Post-readingDebateYes: ● Our dialects help distinguish us.... It’s a pity that many dialects are disappearing. We should try to protect them.● If a dialect ……

of 12. preserve/protect 13. cultureIII. Post-readingDebateYes: ● Our dialects help distinguish us.... It’s a pity that many dialects are disappearing. We should try to protect them.● If a dialect ……

你认为上课应该用方言还是普通话？Dialects in classYi Jingzheng: As an important part of our cultural heritage, dialects have a value that deserves (应得到) our attention. If we protect them they can become a symbol of local culture ……

television plays from using dialects. Dialect is part of our culture and gives television an added flavour... to protect it.Huang Wentao: I think dialects should be forbidden in television plays. As people ……

. Dialects are used in arts like the Shaanxi Opera and Nanxi Opera in Wenzhou. To protect dialects... and about 80 language experts went to towns and villages in Hunan to record different dialects ……

保护方言和推广普通话并不冲突。MANY of us are brought up speaking Mandarin (普通话) as well as our local dialects. We... and more young people prefer Mandarin to their local dialects.In Shanghai, for instance, a study ……

of Chinese dialects and how to protect them. A recent article in Guangming Daily says that, compared... a website (phonemica.com) in April “to make Chinese in different places hear Chinese *dialects of all kinds ……

important for Chinese people. Dialects are a part of our culture. Memes (表情包) about dialects are becoming... it is important to save dialects or we’ll lose the root (根) of our culture. At home, I usually speak dialect ……

dialects. Some dialects are disappearing.People are making a database of the dialects of different regions and ethnic groups (民族) across the country. They are trying to record these dialects before ……

’ cannot show the intense (强烈的) quality,” Huang said.China has taken action to protect dialects... people now prefer speaking Mandarin in their daily lives to speaking in dialects. According to a survey ……

cultures. Huang Zhenrui: Dialects have a long history in China. They represent different local cultures and are the crystallization (结晶) of human wisdom. Many words and expressions only exist in dialects ……

) are performed in local tongues.The Chinese government has also taken action to protect dialects...). That’s because we learn dialects through daily life, not formal education. Now, some people want ……

to protect the dialect culture?  According to British linguist Harold Palmer, dialects are a key....  languages worldwide languages worldwide How can we protect dialects?How can we ……

你认为上课应该用方言还是普通话？Dialects in classChang Chen (Nanjing): Your dialect distinguishes (区别) you from people from other parts of the country. We feel a connection when we meet a person who speaks our own dialect. It’s a pity ……