语言必须有公共性,因为语言是现代公民交流的工具,是公共辩论或者公共“话语”的载体。作好这样的工具和载体,语言才会有生命力。一段时间以来,国内众多学者大力倡导“新语文读本”,希望通过民间的努力,改造我们的中文。这一努力如果成功,将成为当今中国最重要的一个文化运动。 Language must be public, because language is a tool for the communication of modern citizens and a vehicle for public debate or public “discourse.” Make such a tool and carrier, the language will have vitality. Since a long time ago, many domestic scholars vigorously advocated the “New Chinese Reader”, hoping to transform our Chinese through civil endeavors. If successful, this effort will become the most important cultural movement in China today.