Linguists are going to complete the country's largest database of spoken Chinese, on the basis of which they will compile the first modern spoken Chinese dictionary and grammar book. Shen Jiaxuan, ...

While English tends to view the ‘Chinese language’ as a monolith, the phrase actually represents a large diversity of both written and spoken languages, many of which are not mutually understandable.

The scholarly narrative of spoken Chinese studies in Tokugawa Japan is dominated by Ogyū Sorai, who founded a translation society in 1711 and urged Japanese intellectuals to learn contemporary spoken ...

Introduction to the fundamentals of spoken and written modern Mandarin Chinese. Classroom activity will center on oral-aural pattern drilling with student participation required. Emphasis will be on ...

Today, China is a global superpower. But less than two hundred years ago, the nation was in a state of decline. After what became known as the 'century of humiliation' at the hands of Western ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump talks with Chinese President Xi as he welcomes Xi to the United States WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, citing his concerns about China's handling ...

2006-12-14 20:53:13 PST LOS ANGELES-- Comedian Rosie O'Donnell, a co-host on the television talk show "The View," apologized Thursday on the show for mocking spoken Chinese after protest from Asian ...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN that he and his Chinese counterpart have not spoken for a “couple of months,” with Chinese Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe refusing to take a call in ...