{"id":29458,"date":"2023-06-28T15:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T07:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/?page_id=29458"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:01:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:01:48","slug":"mandarinpast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/mandarinpast\/","title":{"rendered":"MandarinPast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Colorful Diversity of Mandarin\u2019s Past<\/h2>\n

Prof. Richard Simmons (School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong)<\/h3>\n

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Before the promulgation of an official standard language in the 20th century \u2014first Gu\u00f3y\u01d4 \u570b \u8a9e, then P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 \u666e \u901a \u8a71 \u2014 China had an unofficial standard that had served for many centuries in the M\u00edng and the Q\u012bng. That unofficial standard, called Gu\u0101nhu\u00e0 \u5b98 \u8a71 (\u201cMandarin\u201d), was spoken by officials, soldiers, merchants, and any others who interacted along important commercial routes, such as canals and ports, and in cities and towns throughout the vast Chinese empire. This talk explores colorful historical records and lively anecdotes that survive from the Qing period to illustrate the vibrant and diverse Mandarin milieu of historical times.<\/p>\n

Date\uff1aFriday, October 27,2023
\nTime\uff1a3:30 \u2013 4:30 p.m.
\nVenue\uff1aC Block Exhibition Foyer, The ISF Academy
\nSpeaker\uff1aProf. Richard Simmons (School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong)
\nLanguage\uff1aEnglish (bilingual panel discussion)
\nRegistration\uff1aClick here<\/a>
\nVideo Link\uff1aClick here<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Speaker<\/strong>
\nRichard VanNess Simmons is Professor in the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong specializing in the history of the Chinese dialects and Mandarin. He has done fieldwork mapping dialects in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He recently published Studies in Colloquial Chinese and its History: Dialect and Text<\/em> (HKU Press, 2022).<\/p>\n

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