改革开放以来,粤语的地位看涨,大陆出现以讲粤语为时髦的趋向。这种现象引起人们的关注,不同的评价经常可以见诸报端,有的还颇为尖锐。如:粤语对其它方言区的影响日益增大,有的学者借用成话称它为“粤语北伐”,那么这是值得研究的语言地位正常变化的现象,还是应该贬抑的“方言势力抬头”?南方航空公司在航班途中同时使用 Since the reform and opening up, the status of Cantonese has been on the rise, and the mainland has emerged as a fashionable trend to speak Cantonese. This phenomenon arouses people’s attention. Different evaluations often can be seen in newspapers and some are quite sharp. For example, Cantonese has an increasing influence on other dialects areas. Some scholars have borrowed words to call it “Cantonese Northern Expedition.” Is this the phenomenon of the normal change of language status that deserves to be studied, or should “devaluation” be derogatory? China Southern Airlines on the way at the same time