Yuen Ren Chao

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Yuen Ren Chao (traditional Chinese: 趙元任; simplified Chinese: 赵元任; pinyin: Zhào Yuánrèn; 3 November 1892 – 25 February 1982), also known as Zhao Yuanren, was a Chinese-American linguist, educator, scholar, poet, and composer, who contributed to the modern study of Chinese phonology and grammar. Chao was born and raised in China, then attended university in the United States, where he earned degrees from Cornell University and Harvard University. A naturally gifted polyglot and linguist, his Mandarin Primer was one of the most widely used Mandarin Chinese textbooks in the 20th century. He invented the Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization scheme, which, unlike pinyin and other romanization systems, transcribes Mandarin Chinese pronunciation without diacritics or numbers to indicate tones.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 3, 1892 (Tianjin), Died February 25, 1982 (Cambridge)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	[Trial 1921-11-22-01]	10-in.	11/22/1921	Chinese lessons, nos. 10 and 15	Yuen Ren Chao	Language instruction	speaker

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ISNI: 0000 0001 1570 2062 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115702062

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/12341

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