标话是今两广交界处西江流域由百越土著居民存留下来、以汉族人为主要使用对象的一种独特的少数民族语言,是语言活化石。标话的研究对语言学、文化学、民族学、历史学都有重要的意义,有重要的研究价值。标话是濒危语言,是珍贵的非物质文化遗产,标话的保存和保护工作关键在于提高公众的语言危机意识,可通过建立标话地区语言文化博物馆、建立标话语言文化研究中心等途径实施保护。
Biaohua, a unique ethnic language mainly spoken by the natives living in the border areas between Guangdong and Guangxi,is known as language living fossil.As an endangered language, Biaohua is considered to be a precious non-material cultural heritage.The article suggests that the key for preserving and protecting Biaohua is to improve the public awareness of language crisis.Biaohua can be preserved by constructing language cultural museum and language culture research center in Biaohua speaking areas.