Gwoyeu Romatzyh
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Gwoyeu Romatzyh is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese notable for indicating tones through changes in spelling rather than using diacritics or numbers.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mandarin Chinese romanization system
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phonemic orthography ⓘ romanization system ⓘ |
| advantageClaimed | tones are visually integrated into words ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GR
NERFINISHED
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National Romanization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | initials and finals of Mandarin syllables ⓘ |
| basedOn | Beijing Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Hanyu Pinyin
NERFINISHED
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Wade–Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Committee on Unification of Pronunciation
NERFINISHED
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Yuen Ren Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUsage |
limited use in historical materials
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limited use in linguistics ⓘ |
| designedFor | representing Standard Chinese pronunciation ⓘ |
| designGoal |
indicate tones without diacritics
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integrate tone into spelling ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| difficulty |
considered hard to learn
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tone spelling patterns are complex ⓘ |
| disadvantageClaimed | learning curve is steep for beginners ⓘ |
| doesNotUse |
tone diacritics
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tone numbers ⓘ |
| example | ai, air, ae, ay for the four tones of ai ⓘ |
| feature |
distinct spelling patterns for each tone
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tone indicated by added or doubled letters ⓘ tone indicated by consonant changes ⓘ tone indicated by vowel changes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of language reforms in early Republic of China ⓘ |
| influenced | later tonal spelling schemes ⓘ |
| inLanguagePolicy | recommended for certain official uses in 1930s China ⓘ |
| language | Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProponent | Yuen Ren Chao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialStatus | former official romanization of Mandarin in the Republic of China ⓘ |
| orthographicPrinciple | one spelling per tone per syllable ⓘ |
| phonologicalBasis | phonemic analysis of Mandarin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication | official tables and manuals in late 1920s ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Ministry of Education of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Hanyu Pinyin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInUseAsOfficialSystem | 1928–1940s ⓘ |
| toneRepresentation |
spelling changes
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tonal spelling ⓘ |
| usedFor | teaching pronunciation of Guoyu (National Language) ⓘ |
| uses | distinct spellings for neutral tone ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabetic ⓘ |
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Ma