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  2. Chinese Sign Language - Wikipedia

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    The first references to sign language (simplified Chinese: 手语; traditional Chinese: 手語; pinyin: shǒuyǔ; lit. 'hand language') in Chinese literature date from the Tang dynasty, documenting a sign for 'mirror'. In the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo describes a community that employed a form of sign language.

  3. Beijing Language and Culture University - Wikipedia

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    Hanyu Pinyin. Yǔyán Xuéyuàn. Beijing Language and Culture University ( BLCU; 北京语言大学) is a public university of linguistics in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The current south gate. The university has the main aim of teaching the Chinese language and culture to foreign students. [1]

  4. Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II - Wikipedia

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    Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II ( Chinese: 國語注音符號第二式 ), abbreviated MPS II, is a romanization system formerly used in the Republic of China ( Taiwan ). It was created to replace the complex tonal-spelling Gwoyeu Romatzyh, and to co-exist with the popular Wade–Giles ( romanization) and Zhuyin (non-romanization).

  5. Change your language or location preferences in AOL

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    Login to your AOL account. 2. Click your profile to access your Account info. 3. From the Language menu, select your desired language and region. Still need help? Call paid premium support at...

  6. Chinese language law - Wikipedia

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    The law made it illegal to teach languages other than Chinese in schools. Similar laws have been widely criticised as attempts to force minority groups to assimilate into Chinese culture, though the PRC denies those claims. See also. Standard Chinese; Constitution of the People's Republic of China; Table of General Standard Chinese Characters

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  7. Languages of China - Wikipedia

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    There are several hundred languages in China. The predominant language is Standard Chinese, which is based on Beijingese, but there are hundreds of related Chinese languages, collectively known as Hanyu ( simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ, 'Han language'), that are spoken by 92% of the population.

  8. Bachelor of Science - Wikipedia

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    India. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) is usually a three-year graduate program in India offered by state and central universities. Some independent private colleges can also offer BS degrees with minimum changes in curriculum. B.Sc is different from Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech).

  9. Standard Chinese phonology - Wikipedia

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    This explains why some European transcriptions of Chinese names (especially in postal romanization) contain ki- , hi- , tsi- , si- where an alveolo-palatal might be expected in modern Chinese. Examples are Peking for Beijing ([kiŋ] → [tɕiŋ]), Chungking for Chongqing ([kʰiŋ] → [tɕʰiŋ]), Fukien for Fujian (cf. Hokkien), Tientsin for ...

  10. Fist-and-palm - Wikipedia

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    Fist-and-palm. Republic of China (Taiwan) president Tsai Ing-wen greeting with the fist-and-palm gesture. The Fist-and-palm gesture, also known as Gongshou ( Chinese: 拱手; pinyin: Gǒngshǒu ), or Zuoyi ( Chinese: 作揖; pinyin: Zuòyī) in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese ceremonial gesture or salute used for greeting or showing respect.

  11. History of the Chinese language - Wikipedia

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    The earliest historical linguistic evidence of the spoken Chinese language dates back approximately 4,500 years, [1] while examples of the writing system that would become written Chinese are attested in a body of inscriptions made on bronze vessels and oracle bones during the Late Shang period ( c. 1250 – 1050 BCE), [2] [3] with the very ...