language reform
update fundamentals of the language system
Japanese script reform
attempt to correlate standard spoken Japanese with the written word
Old National Pronunciation
system set up in 1913 for the phonology of standard Chinese, based on Beijing dialect, influenced by older forms of Mandarin and Wu, containing initials /v/, /ŋ/, /ɲ/, preserving the “round-sharp distinction” and the checked tone; abandoned by 1926
Turkish language reform
1932–1982 government language campaign
restoration of Chinese characters
movements to restore the use of Chinese characters for Vietnamese or Korean
second round of simplified Chinese characters
aborted reform of the Chinese writing system, promulgated on 20 December 1977 by the Chinese government
spelling reform
deliberate change to a language's orthography
reforms of French orthography
History of reform efforts in French orthography
reforms of French orthography
History of reform efforts in French orthography
Coptic pronunciation reform
language reform, mandated by Cyril IV (1854–1861), modeling the pronunciation of Coptic letters after their equivalents in modern Greek
simplification of Chinese characters
simplification of Chinese characters as pursued in China, Japan, Singapore, etc., whether organized or not
proposed reform in Esperanto
planned modernization of Esperanto
abolition of Chinese characters
proposals for the abolition of Chinese characters (hanzi/kanji/hanja) used in East Asian languages, to be replaced by some other system (e.g. pinyin, kana)
reforms of Russian orthography
orthographic reforms of the Russian alphabet
feminist language reform
effort to change how language is used to gender people, activities and ideas