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Victor Mair on China Radio International about the Rise of English Words in Daily Mandarin Use
ByCambria Press May 20, 2014

Victor Mair, world-renowned Sinologist and the general editor of the pathbreaking Cambria Sinophone World Series, was on China Radio International about important topics in the Sinophone world, such as the rise of English words in daily Mandarin use, acronyms (like NBA, WTO, IPO), character amnesia as a result of alphabetical input…

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President Obama Speaks Chinese! He could … according to Professor Victor Mair
ByCambria Press February 27, 2013February 27, 2013

Cambria Press series editor Victor H. Mair (Cambria Sinophone World Series) recently made a brilliant post on the Language Log regarding this image of President Obama speaking Chinese because the teleprompters were hacked! According to Professor Mair, President Obama could have most certainly spoken the Chinese words had these been in pinyin instead of Chinese characters. Professor Mair…

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