Top social sciences journal publishes SISU scholar’s article on language and social development

rofessor Zhao Ronghui from Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) recently published her paper Understanding of Language and Its Contemporary Social Functions on Chinese top academic journal Social Sciences in China, which was the first time that SISU scholar’s article published by this journal.

Zhao pointed out in the paper that the social role of languages had been unprecedentedly developed into a mean of social construction and awareness.  She also emphasizes in the paper that languages can lead to the integration of linguistics with economy, science, technology, and political activities.  

Social Sciences in China, a comprehensive social science journal sponsored by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, published the latest and most significant academic research results in humanities and social sciences.

First published in January 1980, Social Sciences in China receives continuous attention  and recognition from international scholars as the highest-level comprehensive social sciences journals in China. As a prestigious academic journal, it ranks top amid congeneric journals in several indexs according to major evaluation systems.