Journal of Language Planning is an important journal on the subject of language planning, presenting research findings in the fields of language policy and language planning theory, language standardization, international organizations and country-specific language policy, world language education, language planning in different dynasties in the Chinese history, language life and language ecology, etc. The purpose is to provide a platform for academic communication and sharing among experts and scholars studying social linguistics and language planning, etc. 

The Issue No. 2 of Journal of Language Planning consists of 7 articles on language policy and planning, covering five aspects, i.e. language norms and standards, language policy planning, language life and ecology, language education planning, and international organizations and country-specific language policy, making a profound probe into certain issues about language planning and the language life and ecology in China and other countries. The major articles are as follows:

A Dif?cult Issue in the Examination of Pronunciations in Putonghua—Variant Pronunciations of Ancient Rusheng Characters: Its History, Current Situations and Our Re?ections / WANG Hongjun　

Important Explorations and Practice of the Policy on the Use of Foreign Language in China —A Review of Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas / ZHANG Ripei

Language Management Theory: Origins and Developments / HE Shanhua, DAI Manchun

A Study of the Discourse Incompleteness of the Elderly / LIU Chuqun　

Landscape Linguistics of the Chinese Language in the U.S.: A New Perspective / CHEN Weiheng　

English Is Not a Stumbling Block to L1 Education —Discussions on the Education of English and Chinese in Primary Schools / LI Guimei　

Reform of the French Spelling Rules and Its Inspirations / XU Jingrong

Li Yuming, professor of BLCU, is a standing director of the Chinese Linguistics Society, president of the Language Policy and Planning Board, and vice president of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics. Other positions Mr. Li once held include the deputy director of the State Language Commission, head of the Department of Language Information Administration of the Ministry of Education, and director of the Institute of Applied Linguistics of the Ministry of Education. Mr. Li has won many important awards and titles, including a special government allowance from the State Council, a national Labor Day medal, and a “2013 Distinguished Chinese Visiting Scholar” title from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Li’s major research interests focus on theoretical linguistics, syntax, psychological linguistics, and language planning. He has published more than 20 books, including Development of Child Language, On the Quantity Category in Chinese, A Catalogue of Grammar Studies, and Language Planning in China, as well as over 430 academic papers, which have been translated into Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Japanese, French, English, Russian and other languages. He is also the chief editor of A Global Chinese Dictionary and a co-editor of The Language Situation in China (Vol. 1-3), published by The Commercial Press in association with De Gruyter of Germany. Mr. Li is now the host of several state-funded projects, including the compilation of Dictionary of Global Chinese and “Research on Language Standardization in the New Era”.