I’d like to share a note that Zhou Youguang, the father of Pinyin, very generously wrote to me last week. ??Mark Swofford ???????,????????????.???Swofford ?????????! ?????????? ?????????? ??????????? ??? 2012-03-02 ??107? G?nxiè Mark Swofford xi?nsheng de p?ny?n w?ngzhàn, b? p?ny?n yòngzuò … Continue reading
The New York Times has just published a profile of Zhou Youguang, who is often called “the father of Pinyin” (though he modestly prefers to stress that others worked with him): A Chinese Voice of Dissent That Took Its Time. … Continue reading
Louisa Lim had a story on National Public Radio yesterday about Zhou Youguang (??? / Zh?u Y?ugu?ng), who’s often referred to as the father of Pinyin. Most stories in the mass media about him focus on just two things, which … Continue reading
About a year ago (which is roughly how overdue this post is), a commenter noted that some Chinese publishers “are convinced that Pinyin must be printed with ? (single-story „Latin alpha“, as opposed to double-story a), and with ? (single … Continue reading
Li-ching Chang (Zh?ng Lìq?ng / ??? / ??? / Zhang Liqing) was born in Changyi (near Qingdao), Shandong Province, China, on October 5, 1936. When she was 5 years old, her family sought to escape the fighting (between the Communists … Continue reading
I didn’t have any luck finding anything in Sin Wenz (L?d?nghuà X?n Wénzì / ??????), despite trips to several large used book stores. (Fortunately, the Internet is now providing some leads. Thanks, Brendan and Joel!) But I did find some … Continue reading
I’m back from a great trip Beijing. Among the people I was able meet there is Zh?u Y?ugu?ng (???), who is often referred to as the father of Hanyu Pinyin. I’m pleased to report that even though he is well … Continue reading
Roddy of Chinese Forums, Signese, Dreams of White Tiles, and even more sites, found a new video (4 min. 40 sec.) of Zhou Youguang speaking, in English, to a reporter from the Guardian. I was kind of surprised to see … Continue reading