Qian Nairong

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qian (钱).

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钱乃荣

Qian Nairong
Traditional Chinese	錢乃榮
Simplified Chinese	钱乃荣
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Qián Nairóng

Qian Nai-rong ((Chinese):钱乃荣, [zɪnɛjoŋ]) was born in 1945^[1] in China. He received a Master's Degree in Chinese Literature from Fudan University in 1981. He is a Professor of Chinese Language and Literature in Shanghai University where he is also the head of his department. He is the most senior researcher and popularizer of Shanghainese,^[1] a dialect of Wu Chinese.

Publications

• <<Shanghainese Slang>> - <<上海方言俚语>>（上海社科院出版社，1989），

• <<Contemporary Wu-ngu Researches>> - <<当代吴语研究>> （上海教育出版社，1992），

• <<Grammar for Shanghainese Language>> - <<上海话语法>> （上海人民出版社，1997），

• <<Cool Slang 2000 Items>> - <<酷语2000>> （主编，上海教育出版社，2001），

• <<Shanghainese Conversations>> - <<上海语会话>> 音带（本人发音，日本东方书店），

• <<Shanghainese & Su-zhou Dialect Researches & Studies>> - <<上海语苏州语学习与研究>> （合作，日本东京光生馆，1984），

• <<A Brief History of Dialects in Shanghai Metropolitan Areas>> - <<上海市区方言志>> （合作，上海教育出版社，1988），

• <<Vocabulary for Shanghainese Dialects>> - <<上海方言词汇>> （合作，上海教育出版社，1991），

• <<A Brief History of the Culture & Dialects for Shanghai Area>> - <<上海文化通史·语言篇>> （上海文艺出版社，2001），

• <<Shanghainese Dialect Collection & the Culture>> - <<沪语盘点——上海话文化>> （上海文化出版社，2002）。

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Tracy You (2010-06-03). "Word wizard: The man bringing Shanghainese back to the people". CNNGo. http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/play/qian-nairong-man-bringing-shanghai-dialect-back-fashion-085472. "A 65-year-old professor preserving Shanghai's local language has become an unlikely popular icon" 

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