Yamei Li

Yamei Li

May 05, 2026

Emergency communication, Minority language policy, Disaster linguistics, AI interpretation, Ethnic minority regions.

Emergency language services (ELS) are critical in China’s direct-transition ethnic regions, where linguistic diversity and geographic isolation create unique crisis communication challenges. Based on a systematic analysis of 110 peer-reviewed studies (2020–2025), this paper identifies three emerging research paradigms: clinical communication in health emergencies, multi-agency coordination, and technology-driven crisis linguistics. Findings indicate that 78% of documented emergency response failures in Yunnan and Guizhou stem from linguistic barriers, not resource shortages. The paper proposes an integrated ELS framework incorporating AI-driven multilingual databases, community-based interpreter networks, and targeted policy interventions, demonstrating a 40% improvement in simulated emergency scenarios. This study contributes to disaster linguistics and offers practical guidance for linguistically complex regions.

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