A Survey Of The Use Of Language And Language Attitudes Of The Turkish Language In Gansu

The paper has made a convey for the present situation of using of Tu people in Gansu Province?attitude of Tu's language?innovation of words in Tu's language and etc.We choose Tianzhu County in North Gansu and Zhuoni County in South Gansu because of they have representative character. We have learned that degradation and transformation of Tu's language is very serious even the younger generation donnot use Tu's language in Tianzhu County,Gansu Province. Tu People in Tianzhu County have common psychological identification to dialect in Tianzhu and Chinese. While the usage and protection of Tu langue in Zhuoni County is better than Tianzhu County. So Chinese is not common in Zhuoni County. The difference is existed between the two counties to the attitude of the usage of Tu language. The identification of Tu language to the Tu people in Zhuoni is lower than the Tu people in Tianzhu. But their both have high identification and Sense of belonging. When comes into the development and prospect of Tu language.Tu people in Tianzhu county is very worried by the disappearance of Tu language. While the people in Zhuoni are not. Except for some chrestomathy about word innovation of Tu Language was spreaded in late 80s and early 90s, Gansu Authority never do any work for it. But Tu people in Gansu have very strong desire in protection of their language because they believe that their identification will meet serious problem when their language is disappeared.Under the comprehensive influence of society?economy? culture?religion and etc. The present situation is come true. We think the main factor is the influence of The Cultural Radiation ring of Lanzhou, At the same time, their educational level, living environment, local language environment,customs, religion and other different factors also made broad effect on Tu Language. Besides, Identification and attitude to Tu language, present usage and development also have important influence to Tu language.The current status of usage of Tu language and the change and development of language attitude are the result from influence of social each factor. We should insist in the harmony development to the protection to the language of ethnic minority in multi ethnic community. It is normal phenomenon that mutual-absorption and mutual-borrow. At the same time, we should take corresponding policies to protect languages of the ethnic,and to promote the development of their language.