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Languages and dialects in China

geographical journal102Published In 1943 • Pages: 63-66

By: Chao, Yuen Ren.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper is a brief survey of dialectic differences in China. Mandarin is stressed as the language group utilized by the educated and those involved with public service. Distinction is made between 'Wenli', the literary idiom, and Mandarin.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Linguistic identification
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Han Chinese
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
East Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Linguist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Robert E. Winter ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1934
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
People's Republic of China
NotesAdditional notes
Yuen Ren Chao
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
28017564
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
China--Language