Buwei Yang Chao
Buwei Yang Chao
Buwei Yang Chao (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Buwei Yang Chao
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) was a notable Chinese physician, writer, and linguist. She is best known for her contributions to the field of Chinese cuisine and her work in popularizing Chinese language in the West.
Etymology
The name "Buwei" is of Chinese origin and means "not yet a danger". "Yang" is a common Chinese surname meaning "poplar tree", and "Chao" is a Chinese surname that means "super". The full name can be interpreted as "The poplar tree that is not yet a danger is super".
Biography
Buwei Yang Chao was born in China in 1889. She studied medicine at the Peking Union Medical College, where she met her future husband, Yuen Ren Chao, a prominent linguist and phonologist. Together, they moved to the United States, where they worked on promoting Chinese language and culture.
Buwei Yang Chao is best known for her book "How to Cook and Eat in Chinese", which was published in 1945. The book introduced Chinese cuisine to the Western world and popularized terms such as "stir-fry" and "pot-sticker". She also contributed to her husband's work on the Gwoyeu Romatzyh system of romanization for Chinese.
Related Terms
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Buwei Yang Chao
- Wikipedia's article - Buwei Yang Chao
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski