Wang Li (linguist)

Wang Li
Wang Li
王力
Born	Wang Xiangying 王祥瑛; 10 August 1900; Bobai, Guangxi, China
Died	3 May 1986; Beijing, China
Other names	Liaoyi (了一)
Occupation(s)	Linguist, translator
Spouse	Xia Weixia (夏蔚霞)
Academic background
Alma mater	Tsinghua University, University of Paris
Influences	Yuan Ren Chao, Liang Qichao, Wang Guowei
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics of Chinese
Institutions	Tsinghua University, Zhongshan University, Lingnan University, Peking University

Wang Li (Chinese: 王力; /waŋ˧˥' li˥˩/; 10 August 1900 – 3 May 1986), courtesy name Wang Liaoyi (王了一) and birth name Wang Xiangying (王祥瑛), was a Chinese linguist, educator, translator and poet, described as "the founder of Chinese Linguistics". His work expands a wide range in Chinese linguistics, including phonology, grammar and lexicography, historical linguistics and dialectal studies.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was also the founder of the first Chinese Linguistics Department at Tsinghua University. He brought the western modern linguistic methodologies back to China and strove for the modernization and reformation of Chinese grammar throughout his whole life. His most famous books include Zhongguo Yinyunxue 中国音韵学 (Chinese Phonology), Zhongguo Wenfa Chutan 中国文法初探 (An Exploratory Study of Chinese Grammar), and Wang Li Guhanyu Zidian 王力古汉语字典 (Wang Li's Character Dictionary of Ancient Chinese).^[4]^[5]

^ Wang Li (王力); Tang Zuofan (唐作藩); Guo Xiliang (郭錫良); Cao Xianzhuo (曹先擢); He Jiuying (何九盈); Jiang Shaoyu (蔣紹愚); Zhang Shuangdi (張雙棣) (2000). 王力古漢語字典 The Wang Li Character Dictionary of Ancient Chinese (in Chinese). Zhonghua Publishing House.
^ 吴清军 (2014-08-18). 清华传奇 (in Chinese). 南文博雅.
^ "王力——百年来最卓越的语言学家_国史网". www.hprc.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
^ Wang, Li (1936-01-01). Zhongguo yin yun xue. Shanghai Shang wu yin shu guan.
^ Wang, Li (1936-01-01). Zhongguo yin yun xue. Shanghai Shang wu yin shu guan.

[王力_Wang_Li-1] Wang Li (王力); Tang Zuofan (唐作藩); Guo Xiliang (郭錫良); Cao Xianzhuo (曹先擢); He Jiuying (何九盈); Jiang Shaoyu (蔣紹愚); Zhang Shuangdi (張雙棣) (2000). 王力古漢語字典 The Wang Li Character Dictionary of Ancient Chinese (in Chinese). Zhonghua Publishing House.

[:2-2] 吴清军 (2014-08-18). 清华传奇 (in Chinese). 南文博雅.

[3] "王力——百年来最卓越的语言学家_国史网". www.hprc.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-25.

[4] Wang, Li (1936-01-01). Zhongguo yin yun xue. Shanghai Shang wu yin shu guan.

[5] Wang, Li (1936-01-01). Zhongguo yin yun xue. Shanghai Shang wu yin shu guan.

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Wang Li
王力
Born	Wang Xiangying 王祥瑛 10 August 1900 Bobai, Guangxi, China
Died	3 May 1986 Beijing, China
Other names	Liaoyi (了一)
Occupation(s)	Linguist, translator
Spouse	Xia Weixia (夏蔚霞)

Academic background
Alma mater	Tsinghua University, University of Paris
Influences	Yuan Ren Chao, Liang Qichao, Wang Guowei
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics of Chinese
Institutions	Tsinghua University, Zhongshan University, Lingnan University, Peking University