我反對把台語(Holo話)稱為閩南語
Freddy. 2011/05/27
語言是一直不斷發展、變化的，台語(另一種在地的稱呼是holo話)雖然源自福建南部(閩南語)，但在台灣在地化、多元發展，融合平埔族與日語，早已不等於閩南語。要表現在地語言的獨特性，本來就該以在地稱呼來定名，用這個語言源自哪裡來定名，根本就是要消滅該語言的歷史脈絡與在地特性。
若因為台語源自福建南部就稱呼台語為閩南語，難道要稱呼英語為西日耳曼語？稱呼丹麥語、瑞典語、挪威語為北日耳曼語？或統稱為斯堪地那維亞語，而忽略這三種語言的在地個性與特色？
當然，如果因為台灣有廿幾種語言，慣稱holo話為台語恐打壓其他語言，這我同意，且稱呼其為holo語，本來就是自然發展出來的台灣在地稱呼，存在已久。只是與其爭辯holo語應寫作河洛語、鶴佬語還是福佬語，莫衷一是，我選擇直接寫為holo語。當然，這些討論都跟「閩南語」無關。
提醒抱持這個思維而不願把holo話稱為台語的朋友，也應該相同標準，避免稱呼Mandarin(北京官話)為中國話、中國語或中文(Chinese)，因為在中國(中華人民共和國)有千百種語言，獨稱Mandarin為中文也有打壓其他語言之嫌，請不要再稱Mandarin為中文或Chinese。
同樣的，也不該稱呼Mandarin(北京官話)為國語，因為不管在中國、台灣或新加坡，這些常用Mandarin的國家，也都還有很多種語言，稱呼Mandarin為國語，一樣是打壓其他語言。
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tsai Ing-Wen with Jerome Keating
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXQV2T372Ok
Here's her website that you can examine:
http://www.twimi.net/
Is America Meeting Taiwan's Self-Defense Needs? check out the meeting Wednesday in Washington D.C.
OUR QUESTION FOR THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Please aim for more balance in your symposiums: do not only get the Ma Administration folks, but instead seek some pro-Taiwan representatives to partake discussions?
OUR POINT: Taiwan needs to be strong to cause others to think it not worth invading.
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION HOSTS:
Is America Meeting
Taiwan's Self-Defense Needs?
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Speakers:
Keynote Remarks by
Andrew Nien-Dzu Yang --- Vice Minister for Policy, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of China (Taiwan)
And a Panel Discussion with -- Randall Schriver -- President and CEO, Project 2049 Institute
Gary J. Schmitt
Resident Scholar and Director of Advanced Strategic Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Host:
Walter Lohman
Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
or call (202) 675-1752
News media inquiries, please call (202) 675-1761
All events can be viewed live at heritage.org.
Guests are subject to Terms and Conditions of Attendance,
which can be read at heritage.org/Events/Terms-and-Conditions-of-Attendance.
Congress is bracing for a fight over Taiwan policy. The number of academics and former officials calling for a reconsideration of America's commitment to Taiwan's defense are growing bolder. Meanwhile, continued delay on delivery of a full DIA assessment of Taiwan's airpower and five years of inaction on Taiwan's repeated requests for F-16s raise fundamental questions about whether that commitment is currently being met. Taiwan's Vice Minister for National Defense Andrew Yang will speak to Taiwan's defense policy and the threats it seeks to address, and a distinguished panel of experts will assess what must be done to fulfill America's legal obligations to (in the words of the Taiwan Relations Act) "enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability."
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-4999
ph 202 546 4400 | fax 202 546 8328
heritage.org
OUR POINT: Taiwan needs to be strong to cause others to think it not worth invading.
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION HOSTS:
Is America Meeting
Taiwan's Self-Defense Needs?
==============================
Speakers:
Keynote Remarks by
Andrew Nien-Dzu Yang --- Vice Minister for Policy, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of China (Taiwan)
And a Panel Discussion with -- Randall Schriver -- President and CEO, Project 2049 Institute
Gary J. Schmitt
Resident Scholar and Director of Advanced Strategic Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Host:
Walter Lohman
Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
or call (202) 675-1752
News media inquiries, please call (202) 675-1761
All events can be viewed live at heritage.org.
Guests are subject to Terms and Conditions of Attendance,
which can be read at heritage.org/Events/Terms-and-Conditions-of-Attendance.
Congress is bracing for a fight over Taiwan policy. The number of academics and former officials calling for a reconsideration of America's commitment to Taiwan's defense are growing bolder. Meanwhile, continued delay on delivery of a full DIA assessment of Taiwan's airpower and five years of inaction on Taiwan's repeated requests for F-16s raise fundamental questions about whether that commitment is currently being met. Taiwan's Vice Minister for National Defense Andrew Yang will speak to Taiwan's defense policy and the threats it seeks to address, and a distinguished panel of experts will assess what must be done to fulfill America's legal obligations to (in the words of the Taiwan Relations Act) "enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability."
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-4999
ph 202 546 4400 | fax 202 546 8328
heritage.org
Thursday, March 17, 2011
World Taiwanese Congress - March 19, 2011
The World Taiwanese Congress (WTC) will hold its 10th annual convention in Taipei on March 19, 2011.
Location -- 台灣台北市徐州路2號301室（台大醫院國際會議中心）; Room 301, 2 Xu-Zhou Road, Taipei, Taiwan. (National Taiwan University Hospital International Convention Center) http://www.thcc.net.tw/
This year's theme is "Insisting on Taiwan Nation Building, Expanding International Space" 堅持台灣健國，擴展國際空間. The subtitle is "National Affair Conference III" 國是會議 III.
The first half of the morning will be the opening ceremony with DPP chairwoman Tsai and Taiwan Solidality Union Chairman Huang's speeches. You mayo hear their strategy or campaign theme of 2012.
There will be two keynote speakers, one is Don Rodgers and the other will be the most famous political commentator/thinktanker of Japan, Sakurai Yoshiko. There will also be two panel discussions.
The conference is free and a lunch box will be provided.
Please contact 劉小姐 Ms. Liu 02-2321-7398 to pre-register.
Location -- 台灣台北市徐州路2號301室（台大醫院國際會議中心）; Room 301, 2 Xu-Zhou Road, Taipei, Taiwan. (National Taiwan University Hospital International Convention Center) http://www.thcc.net.tw/
This year's theme is "Insisting on Taiwan Nation Building, Expanding International Space" 堅持台灣健國，擴展國際空間. The subtitle is "National Affair Conference III" 國是會議 III.
The first half of the morning will be the opening ceremony with DPP chairwoman Tsai and Taiwan Solidality Union Chairman Huang's speeches. You mayo hear their strategy or campaign theme of 2012.
There will be two keynote speakers, one is Don Rodgers and the other will be the most famous political commentator/thinktanker of Japan, Sakurai Yoshiko. There will also be two panel discussions.
The conference is free and a lunch box will be provided.
Please contact 劉小姐 Ms. Liu 02-2321-7398 to pre-register.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
If the Heritage Foundation would invite Wang Jin-Pyng, one wonders whether they are simply like other U.S. think-tanks that are blinded by or too influenced by elitism. Under the KMT, the Legislative Yuan has not deepened democracy, but rather weakened Taiwan's democracy.
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The Heritage Foundation
Cordially Invites You
Democracy Building in Interesting Times
Taipei, TAIWAN
A Symposium Featuring Practitioners and Experts on Democratic Development
Co-Hosted by
• The Heritage Foundation
• Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
• Institute for National Policy Research
Featuring:
Edwin J. Feulner, President, The Heritage Foundation (U.S.)
Tien Hung-mao, President, INPR, (Taiwan)
Park Jin, Member of National Assembly, National Assembly (ROK)
Eva Kusuma Sundari, Member of Parliament (Indonesia)
Alan Kah-Kit Leong, Legislative Council (Hong Kong)
Justin S. Chou, Legislator in Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)(invited)
Yuriko Koike, Member of Diet (Japan)
Jeffrey Bergner, Former Assistant Secretary of State (USA)
Shing-Yuang Sheng, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
Richard Gordon, Chairman, Philippine Red Cross
Parth Shah, President, Center for Civil Society (India)
Junichi Chano, Executive Assistant to the President, The Japan Foundation (Japan)
Min-Hsiu Chiang, National Chengchi University (Taiwan) (Invited)
Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation (U.S.)
Yuli Ismartono, Tempo Magazine (Indonesia)
Kavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation (Thailand)
Chun-Nan Chiang, Consultant, Apple Daily (Taiwan)
With Keynote Address by
Wang Jin-Pyng, President, Legislative Yuan
(Invited)
Monday, January 10, 2011
8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel – Taipei, Taiwan
The global financial crisis, increasing military modernization efforts, political leadership and transitions, and demands from domestic publics make for interesting times for democracy building and development in the Asia-Pacific region. Lawmakers and policy experts are constantly trying to find answers to these important national and global events. Thus, The Heritage Foundation, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, and Taiwan’s Institute for National Policy Research are collaborating on this symposium, bringing together a group of highly-regarded, experienced and skilled democratic practitioners to discuss and develop best practices for democracies in these interesting times. Please join us as we discuss these issues through the topics of majority and minority rights in governance, informing the legislative process, the role of civil society, and freedom of the press and government accountability.
To RSVP or for inquiries, contact Ms. Rita Wei-Tzu Yen at 886-02-2357-9687 or inpr@ms4.hinet.net.
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The Heritage Foundation
Cordially Invites You
Democracy Building in Interesting Times
Taipei, TAIWAN
A Symposium Featuring Practitioners and Experts on Democratic Development
Co-Hosted by
• The Heritage Foundation
• Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
• Institute for National Policy Research
Featuring:
Edwin J. Feulner, President, The Heritage Foundation (U.S.)
Tien Hung-mao, President, INPR, (Taiwan)
Park Jin, Member of National Assembly, National Assembly (ROK)
Eva Kusuma Sundari, Member of Parliament (Indonesia)
Alan Kah-Kit Leong, Legislative Council (Hong Kong)
Justin S. Chou, Legislator in Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)(invited)
Yuriko Koike, Member of Diet (Japan)
Jeffrey Bergner, Former Assistant Secretary of State (USA)
Shing-Yuang Sheng, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
Richard Gordon, Chairman, Philippine Red Cross
Parth Shah, President, Center for Civil Society (India)
Junichi Chano, Executive Assistant to the President, The Japan Foundation (Japan)
Min-Hsiu Chiang, National Chengchi University (Taiwan) (Invited)
Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation (U.S.)
Yuli Ismartono, Tempo Magazine (Indonesia)
Kavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation (Thailand)
Chun-Nan Chiang, Consultant, Apple Daily (Taiwan)
With Keynote Address by
Wang Jin-Pyng, President, Legislative Yuan
(Invited)
Monday, January 10, 2011
8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel – Taipei, Taiwan
The global financial crisis, increasing military modernization efforts, political leadership and transitions, and demands from domestic publics make for interesting times for democracy building and development in the Asia-Pacific region. Lawmakers and policy experts are constantly trying to find answers to these important national and global events. Thus, The Heritage Foundation, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, and Taiwan’s Institute for National Policy Research are collaborating on this symposium, bringing together a group of highly-regarded, experienced and skilled democratic practitioners to discuss and develop best practices for democracies in these interesting times. Please join us as we discuss these issues through the topics of majority and minority rights in governance, informing the legislative process, the role of civil society, and freedom of the press and government accountability.
To RSVP or for inquiries, contact Ms. Rita Wei-Tzu Yen at 886-02-2357-9687 or inpr@ms4.hinet.net.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Being Practical versus Acting out of Pragmatism
There is a difference between being practical and pragmatism. Being practical is figuring out an effective way to carry out principle in a given situation. You do not change a goal of what ought to be done.
Pragmatism disregards pursuit of what ought to be done in favor of settling for what seemingly can be done.
It is not possible to calculate truly and fully what is possible -- what can be done. Those who do so and act on their calculations in the name of pragmatism often fail to account for all the possibilities and so miss the best one.
For example: Pragmatism would have said that the 13 American colonies could not successfully rebel against the British Empire.
Pragmatism would have said that democracy is unwieldy and ineffective and that we need elites to rule us.
These arguments are still used today.
Pragmatism would say that Taiwan should give in to China.
Pragmatism would have said that William Wilberforce should not have tried to eradicate slavery in the British Empire.
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The lesson of history over and over again exposes the error of operating on the basis of pragmatism.
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However, sometimes acting on principle does end in a failure to succeed. Even in this case, would have it been better not to act?
Regardless of the outcome, it is better to act on what ought to be done even if the action will not succeed. For your failure may still lead to a laying of the foundation for future generations to succeed.
Pragmatism disregards pursuit of what ought to be done in favor of settling for what seemingly can be done.
It is not possible to calculate truly and fully what is possible -- what can be done. Those who do so and act on their calculations in the name of pragmatism often fail to account for all the possibilities and so miss the best one.
For example: Pragmatism would have said that the 13 American colonies could not successfully rebel against the British Empire.
Pragmatism would have said that democracy is unwieldy and ineffective and that we need elites to rule us.
These arguments are still used today.
Pragmatism would say that Taiwan should give in to China.
Pragmatism would have said that William Wilberforce should not have tried to eradicate slavery in the British Empire.
---
The lesson of history over and over again exposes the error of operating on the basis of pragmatism.
---
However, sometimes acting on principle does end in a failure to succeed. Even in this case, would have it been better not to act?
Regardless of the outcome, it is better to act on what ought to be done even if the action will not succeed. For your failure may still lead to a laying of the foundation for future generations to succeed.
Principle to operate on: Advance of Freedom
Many do not like George W. Bush, but you may find this facebook interview quite enjoyable to watch.
One thing to notice is the issue of making decisions based on the principle of freedom.
There are a lot of gems and excellent quotes by Bush in this interview. ... Maybe we'll take a little time to include some of them.
One big blindspot seems to be Bush's understanding of Taiwan. In the case of China and Taiwan, Bush did not operate out of principle. His State Department did not wholly embrace the freedom of the Taiwanese people. In the video he states that "We handled the Taiwan issue well during my presidency."
History does not bear him out. Ma Ying-jeou's election and the erosion of freedom and democracy in Taiwan was partially a result of the Bush China policies.
Taiwan was not handled well. And under the Obama administration, it continues to be mishandled.
One thing to notice is the issue of making decisions based on the principle of freedom.
Watch live streaming video from facebookguests at livestream.com
There are a lot of gems and excellent quotes by Bush in this interview. ... Maybe we'll take a little time to include some of them.
One big blindspot seems to be Bush's understanding of Taiwan. In the case of China and Taiwan, Bush did not operate out of principle. His State Department did not wholly embrace the freedom of the Taiwanese people. In the video he states that "We handled the Taiwan issue well during my presidency."
History does not bear him out. Ma Ying-jeou's election and the erosion of freedom and democracy in Taiwan was partially a result of the Bush China policies.
Taiwan was not handled well. And under the Obama administration, it continues to be mishandled.
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