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How many languages of Chinese are there?
There are several Chinese languages, the main ones being Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien. These languages are mutually unintelligible and have their own distinct characteristics in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
In Which language is the largest encyclopedia printed?
The largest encyclopedia in terms of content is the Chinese-language encyclopedia, the Yongle Encyclopedia, which was compiled during the Ming Dynasty. It contains over 11,000 handwritten volumes with 22,937 chapters.
What does chines language mean?
It seems there may be a typo in your question. If you meant to ask about the "Chinese language," it is a group of related languages spoken by people in China and various other countries. It includes dialects like Mandarin, Cantonese, and others that are mutually unintelligible but share common writing systems and cultural heritage.
Why do so many people think that there is an actual language called Chinese?
Mandarin or Putonghua (Chinese) is the official language of China as deigned by the Beijing government. It is designed to compensate for the fact that there are so many regional dialects and therefore provide an overriding language that everyone knows (obviously this hasn't completely worked out).Chinese people themselves refer to it as 中文，which directly translated is 'Chinese'. Therefore there is an actual language of Chinese.
Who commissioned the compilation of an authoritative encyclopedia of Chinese learning involving thousands of volumes?
Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty commissioned the compilation of an authoritative encyclopedia of Chinese learning called the Yongle Encyclopedia. It involved thousands of volumes and aimed to showcase the vast knowledge and intellectual achievements of Chinese civilization.
Are Chinese and Japanese mutually intelligible?
Absolutely not. Japanese writing differs largely from Chinese with the exception of a variety of kanji (while the Chinese characters may match in meaning with the Japanese kanji, they are almost always pronounced entirely differently). In addition, they are not even in the same language family, and have different gramatical systems.
Can people who speak mandarin understand people who speak Cantonese?
Only if they speak that, too. The dialects are not mutually intelligible as are, say, Swedish and Norwegian or Breton and Welsh. However, the WRITTEN Chinese language can be read by speakers of both dialects.
Which language family includes the Chinese language?
The Chinese language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family.
What is the study of Chinese language called?
Chinese linguistics or Chinese literature?
What languages do people from shanghai speak?
The common language of Shanghai is Shanghainese, which is a dialect of Wu. Mandarin is also widely spoken.Mandarin and Shanghainese are not mutually intelligible.
Which of these language families includes the Chinese language?
The Chinese language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family.
When was The Chinese Language Institute created?
The Chinese Language Institute was created in 2009.
