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. 4 of Journal of Language Planning consists of 13 articles on language policy and planning, covering aspects such as language norms and standards, language education planning, cutting-edge theories of language planning, and the language policy of other countries. Profound discussion is made on relevant problems. Main articles include:

Multiculturalism and Multilingualism: Preface to Studies on the Language Policies in France and China (Vol. 3) / LI Yuming

A Multidimensional Perspective on Alphabetic Words / HOU Min

The Formulation and Trial of the National Project on General Sign Language / WEI Dan, GU Dingqian

The Development and Revision of Chinese Pinyin Lexicon / Jiang Lan

Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas and the Rectification of City Road Names / FENG Zhiwei

To Study and Use Real English Instead of Chinglish / PAN Wenguo

New Insights into the Correlations between the C-E Translation of Public Signage and China’s Foreign Language Education and National Image / WANG Yinquan

On the Guidelines for the Translation of Chinese into Multiple Languages / LIU Liguo

Progress and Theoretical Perspectives in the Studies on the English Translation of Chinese Signage for Public Services Areas / JIANG Lu

“Going Global” and “Bringing-in” Strategies for Paving the Way with Language / ZHAI Yan

     An Analysis of the Key Factors Influencing the Education of Chinese Language and Culture / YAO Min

     A Rethink and Reconstitution of the Legal Linguistic Theory System / ZOU Yuhua

     The Diffusion of English in Myanmar / PAN Weiwei

Professor Li Yuming is the dean of the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Language Resources and Intelligence (BLCU) and a doctoral supervisor. Mr. Li is a former president of the Chinese Linguistics Society (2016-2017), president of the Language Policy and Planning Board, vice president of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics, and the chief editor of Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning. 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 10 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 480 academic papers. 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. His works have been translated into Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Japanese, Korean, Russian, French, English, and other languages.