The Study on Family Language Policy of the Bai People in Yinyuan Town, Yuanjiang County, Yunnan Province

云南省元江县因远镇白族家庭语言政策研究

The paper focuses on studying the current situation and inheritance of language use of the endangered ethnic minority — Bai People in Yinyuan Town, Yuanjiang County, Yunnan Province, China. The research adopts semi-structured interviews and questionnaire survey methods. It focuses on collecting 16 groups of Bai families’ family language usage. The study found that the natural inter-generational transmission of Yinyuan Bai language shows a decreasing trend. It is recommended to enhance the vitality of Yinyuan Bai language from both the macro and micro levels, so as to strengthen its inheritance and protection.