Frontmatter -- Diglossic, bilingual life and diglossic, bilingual policies -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The language situation in China in 2013 -- Part I: Special focuses -- 2. Process of preparation of the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters -- Part II: Special fields -- 3. Interest in China's neighboring languages -- 4. Recent trends in changes to essay questions in the National College Entrance Examination -- 5. New trends in the protection of dialects -- 6. Passionate discussions of the "Shanghai dialect" by the Shanghainese people -- 7. The state of language services in the healthcare industry -- 8. Linguistic life for migrant workers of Sichuan origin -- 9. Reclamation, perpetuation and application of the Manchu language -- 10. The state of minority language websites of China -- 11. Survey study of the use of sign language -- 12. National plans for the compilation and publication of lexicographical works -- 13. Studies on linguistic life among the projects of the National Social Science Fund -- 14. International dissemination of the Chinese language -- 15. The state of development of overseas Chinese language education -- Part III: Hot topics -- 16. The focus on "stylistic improvement" in the media -- 17. The quiet rise of a new annual linguistic custom -- 18. The gradual rise of emoticons -- Part IV: Words and passages -- 19. Hot topics in society among the neologisms of 2013 -- 20. China and the world in popular phrases in 2013 -- 21. Grassroots diversity within Internet slang in 2013 -- 22. "PM2.5" amidst the haze on all sides -- 23. Terms which have "proceeded out the national gate" -- 24. Survey of Weibo language usage -- Part V: Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan -- 25. Hong Kong language associations -- 26. Survey on the use of Putonghua in Macao -- 27. The state of linguistic life in China Taiwan (2013) -- Appendices -- 28. Chronology of major events in linguistic life 2013 -- 29. Notice of the State Council on the Publication of the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters -- 30. Notice of 12 departments, including the Ministry of Education, on the implementation of the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters -- Contents (Chinese version 2014) -- Editorial Teams of the English Edition -- Index