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Yuen Ren Chao (3 November 1892 – 25 February 1982), also known as Zhao Yuanren, was a Chinese-American linguist, educator, scholar, poet, and composer, who contributed to the modern study of Chinese phonology and grammar.
Professor Yuen Ren Chao was born in 1892; his multifaceted life as an outstanding linguist, phonologist, theorist, and teacher spans the China of the Ch'ing dynasty and the Boxer Rebellion to Mao Tse-tung and ping pong diplomacy.
Yuen Ren Chao was born on November 3 1892 in Tientsin, China. Raised in a multi-lingual and multi-dialectal environment, he very early developed a fascination for and facility with languages.
Dec 31, 2006 · Yuen Ren Chao: Chinese linguist, phonologist, composer, and author. [Oral history based on interviews by Rosemary Levenson.] Berkeley: Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library,...
The Yuen Ren Chao papers document the life and career of the celebrated linguist, phonologist, theorist, poet, and teacher. The materials are varied in nature and range in origin from Chao’s early school years to the time of his death, encompassing both his personal life and the development of his professional career and endeavors across ...
Mar 2, 1982 · Dr. Yuen Ren Chao, a linguist who was an expert on Chinese and other Oriental languages, died last Wednesday while visiting relatives in Cambridge, Mass. He was 89 years old.
A comprehensive collection of materials documenting the life and work of the linguist, phonologist, poet, and teacher Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982). The papers include correspondence, research files, manuscripts, course material, and personal documents in English, Chinese, French, and German.
