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Mandarin Primer

Yuen Ren Chao
Mandarin Primer

Moses Asch produced these recordings with Chao Yuan Ren to accompany his book, The Mandarin Primer, written in 1948. Chao Yuan Ren was an influential linguist in the United States. He conceived and developed Gwoyeu Romatzyh (abbreviated GR), which became the standard system for Romanizing Mandarin text in 1928 until it was replaced by Hanyu Pinyin in 1958. The notes that accompany this album utilize GR, demonstrating the use of “tone spelling” for Romanization. This album represents an important landmark in the development of the Romanization of the Chinese language.



摩西•艾什先生和赵元任先生一起制作的这套专辑是赵于1948年编写的《国语入门》教科书的配套教学用具。赵元任先生是一位在美国影响深远的语言学家。他所构思设计的国语罗马字系统(缩写为GR)于1928年成为国语罗马字化的标准体系,直到1958年才被汉语拼音所取代。专辑内页使用国语罗马字体系以展现罗马字化体系对音调拼写的运用。这张专辑是中文罗马字化发展史的重要里程碑。

Track Listing

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Yuen Ren Chao
04:17
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102
Yuen Ren Chao
02:08
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103
Yuen Ren Chao
02:00
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104
Yuen Ren Chao
02:55
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105
Yuen Ren Chao
02:00
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106
Yuen Ren Chao
05:00
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107
Yuen Ren Chao
01:56
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108
Yuen Ren Chao
01:52
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109
Yuen Ren Chao
01:31
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110
Yuen Ren Chao
02:17
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111
Yuen Ren Chao
02:15
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112
Yuen Ren Chao
03:40
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113
Yuen Ren Chao
06:20
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114
Yuen Ren Chao
03:30
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115
Yuen Ren Chao
01:45
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116
Yuen Ren Chao
01:53
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117
Yuen Ren Chao
04:20
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118
Yuen Ren Chao
01:42
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119
Yuen Ren Chao
01:23
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120
Yuen Ren Chao
01:41
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121
Yuen Ren Chao
01:30
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122
Yuen Ren Chao
03:05
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123
Yuen Ren Chao
01:26
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124
Yuen Ren Chao
01:10
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125
Yuen Ren Chao
01:36
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126
Yuen Ren Chao
04:15
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127
Yuen Ren Chao
01:33
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128
Yuen Ren Chao
02:16
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129
Yuen Ren Chao
01:31
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130
Yuen Ren Chao
05:25
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131
Yuen Ren Chao
01:33
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132
Yuen Ren Chao
01:30
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133
Yuen Ren Chao
02:22
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134
Yuen Ren Chao
01:07
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135
Yuen Ren Chao
04:12
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136
Yuen Ren Chao
01:43
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137
Yuen Ren Chao
01:02
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138
Yuen Ren Chao
04:29
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139
Yuen Ren Chao
02:37
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140
Yuen Ren Chao
05:20
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141
Yuen Ren Chao
01:44
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142
Yuen Ren Chao
04:12
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143
Yuen Ren Chao
04:58
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144
Yuen Ren Chao
08:20
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145
Yuen Ren Chao
05:35
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146
Yuen Ren Chao
05:32
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147
Yuen Ren Chao
04:33
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148
Yuen Ren Chao
04:30
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149
Yuen Ren Chao
05:10
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150
Yuen Ren Chao
05:24
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151
Yuen Ren Chao
05:12
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152
Yuen Ren Chao
01:50
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153
Yuen Ren Chao
04:33
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154
Yuen Ren Chao
05:43
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155
Yuen Ren Chao
02:10
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156
Yuen Ren Chao
05:52
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157
Yuen Ren Chao
06:20
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158
Yuen Ren Chao
05:26
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159
Yuen Ren Chao
05:42
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160
Yuen Ren Chao
06:09
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161
Yuen Ren Chao
04:42
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162
Yuen Ren Chao
04:23