推广普通话是中国语文现代化的一项重要任务。国家语委党组书记林炎志日前透露,“普通话”一词,国家语委将逐渐改用“通用语”。他说:“语言文字工作不久将进入法制化管理的层次,‘普通话’作为法律用语,不够严密。‘通用语’是高于各民族语言的用语,‘普通话’只是指汉民族语言的普及用 Promoting Putonghua is an important task in the modernization of Chinese language. Lin Yanzhi, secretary of the Party Committee of the National Language Committee, revealed that the term ”Putonghua“ will gradually be used by the National Language Commission. He said: ”Language work will soon enter the level of legal management, and “Putonghua” as a legal language, not tight enough. “Common language” is a language that is higher than the national languages, and “Putonghua” refers only to the popularity of the Han national language. use