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By:
Professor Emeritus
University of Northern Iowa
SUPER LINKS TO CHINESE WEBSITES
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Professor Emeritus
University of Northern Iowa
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"regional forms of a language." However, many of the regional variants which
are commonly referred to as "dialects" of the Chinese language are more
different from one another than French is from Spanish or Norwegian is from Swedish!
Below are some figures for different "dialect groups" in China:
| Dialect Group | Number of Speakers (approx.) |
| Northern(Includes Mandarin) | 387,000,000 |
| Jiangsu-Zhejiang | 46,000,000 |
| Hunan | 26,000,000 |
| Jiangsi | 13,000,000 |
| Hakka | 20,000,000 |
| Northern Min | 7,000,000 |
| Southern Min | 15,000,000 |
| Cantonese | 27,000,000 |
situation confronting speakers of French and Spanish or Norwegian and Swedish --
concerns the fact that all speakers who are literate share a common written language.
Thus, while oral forms vary greatly, written symbols can be used to communicate
effectively between speakers of different dialects.
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Chinese Yahoo
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Qing Qing Zhao's HomepageLand of Links for Chinese
Condensed ChinaVery Rich Chinese Site from E. L. Easton
Chinese Language News and Newspaper
Asia News from China
Jim's Super Travel Information Here
Chinese Resources from Dartmouth College
Chinese For Kids
Teaching and Learning Chinese: from Kenyon College
Chinese Teaching Materials
Chinese Web Sites
All the news from China from Yahoo
Super Chinese Site from the University of Hawaii
Latest News on SARS in China
Washington Post on China
Clearwisdom.net on China news
Brooklyn College on Chinese Culture/Rich Site!
Chinese Culture History
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
History of China: ABOUT.COM
Hakka History
Great New Site on the History of China
Chinese Multi-media Tutor
Chinese History Site/Lots of Links
Chinese Pictograms
Gateway2China
China Art and Culture
GOOGLE finds Chinese culture and history
Chinese Dialect Exercise
Objectives:
to expose students to the obstacles to communication created by the presence of
dialects to make students aware of the usefulness of a common writing system available to
speakers of all dialect forms to prepare students for an investigation into the reasons
for and approaches to
"language reform"
Origin of the Chinese Script
All the news from Taiwan
Taiwan Headlines
Chinese - all activities by title
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Chinese Links from SMU University
Chinese Links from the University of Minnesota
History of China / Maps of China
JSEDU.Net/Jingshang Chinese Language site
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Languages on the Web / Chinese
China Radio International( (CRI) was founded on December 3rd, 1941. CRI aims at promoting understanding
and friendship between the people of China and people throughout the world. CRI broadcasts 211 hours of programs
each day to all over the world in 43 languages and Chinese dialects. CRI's programs include news,
current affairs, and features on politics, economy, culture, science and technology.
Web Sites for Learning Chinese
People's Daily Website
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-->Chinese Language - Google Search Site
Great Chinese Language Links from Scotland
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Classical Chinese Art, Calligraphy, Poetry, History, Literature, Painting and Philosophy
Chinese New Year's Cards
Chinese Script
Learning Chinese
Chinese Learner's Alternative Page
Chinese Characters
Chinese Tones
Chinese Greetings and Partings
Learning Chinese Online
Mandarin for Travelers
Some Chinese
Pictographs - Chinese Dialect Exercise
Chinese Culture
Chinese Names
China Map and General Information
Tour of China
Chinese Inventions
Appreciation of the Art of Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Poems with English Translation
Chinese Zodiac
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Who Can You Talk To?
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, the United States of America,
Mongolia, Viet Nam, Brunei, South Africa, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia and
Hong Kong. Now you can say hello to 885,000,000 people!
As you discover good China and Chinese sites, send the URL to the e-mail address
below so that they can be added to these pages
Please send your new finds and addresses to:::
To: Jim Becker
