What is the function of Putonghua?

First, build a bridge of communication.

Language is the most important communication tool for human beings, especially for individuals and countries. "China is a populous country with multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-dialect, and needs a homophonic voice to communicate with people of all ethnic groups in the country, so as to facilitate communication and enhance national cohesion, centripetal force and national identity.

In order to adapt to the profound changes from "I want to say" to "I want to say", 1982, "the state promotes common Putonghua throughout the country" was written into the Constitution, and the promotion of Putonghua has become China's basic national policy. 1998, with the approval of the State Council, the third week of September every year is designated as "National Publicity Week for Promoting Putonghua"; In 200 1 year, the law on the national common language and characters was implemented, which stipulated that "the national common language and characters are putonghua and standardized Chinese characters" and "the state promotes putonghua and standardized Chinese characters", further clarifying the legal status of putonghua and standardized Chinese characters.

Second, help precision poverty alleviation.

Although great achievements have been made in the popularization of Putonghua in China, the popularization situation is still very uneven, and the popularization rate of Putonghua in rural and ethnic areas is still very low. By the end of 20 15, the gap between the east and the west of China will reach 20 percentage points. The penetration rate in big cities is over 90%, while in many rural and ethnic areas it is only about 40%.

The 13th Five-Year Development Plan of the National Language and Literature Undertaking issued by the Ministry of Education and the State Language Committee on September 3rd, 20th16th (referred to as the Plan) requires that the "National Common Language Popularization Project" be implemented, so as to improve the level of Putonghua in rural areas, speed up the popularization of the national common language and literature in ethnic minority areas, improve the level of Putonghua of young and middle-aged workers, and ensure that minority students can basically master and use the national common language and literature.

Third, build a strong country in language and culture.

As early as 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai pointed out in the report "The Task of Current Character Reform": "We promote Putonghua to eliminate the gap between dialects, not to ban and eliminate dialects."

Language is not only a tool for communication, but also a carrier and an important part of culture. Putonghua level is the basic index of language ability, and language ability is the embodiment and representation of a country's cultural strength. Inheriting and spreading Chinese excellent language and culture is an important task of language and writing work in the new period.

The State Council, China, issued the Opinions on Implementing the Inheritance and Development Project of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture, proposing "vigorously promoting and standardizing the use of the national common language" and "implementing the Chinese classic reading project".