Qian Nairong

Qian Nairong
Traditional Chinese	錢乃榮
Simplified Chinese	钱乃荣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qián Nairóng

Qian Nai-rong (Shanghainese: [zɪ nɛjoŋ]; born 1945 in Shanghai) is a Chinese linguist. He received a master's degree in Chinese from Fudan University in 1981. He is a professor and the head of the Chinese Department at Shanghai University. He is an influential researcher and advocate of Shanghainese, a dialect of Wu Chinese.^[1]

Publications

• Shanghainese Slang (Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press, 1989) - <<上海方言俚语>>（上海社科院出版社，1989）
• Contemporary Wu-ngu Researches (Shanghai Education Press, 1992) - <<当代吴语研究>> （上海教育出版社，1992）
• Grammar for Shanghainese Language (Shanghai People's Publishing House, 1997) - <<上海话语法>> （上海人民出版社，1997）
• Cool Slang 2000 Items (Editor, Shanghai Education Press, 2001) - <<酷语2000>> （主编，上海教育出版社，2001）
• Shanghainese Conversations - <<上海语会话>> 音带（本人发音，日本东方书店）
• Shanghainese & Su-zhou Dialect Researches & Studies - <<上海语苏州语学习与研究>> （合作，日本东京光生馆，1984）
• A Brief History of Dialects in Shanghai Metropolitan Areas (Shanghai Education Press, 1988) - <<上海市区方言志>> （合作，上海教育出版社，1988）
• Vocabulary for Shanghainese Dialects (Shanghai Education Press, 1991) - <<上海方言词汇>> （合作，上海教育出版社，1991）
• A Brief History of the Culture & Dialects for Shanghai Area (Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, 2001) - <<上海文化通史·语言篇>> （上海文艺出版社，2001）
• Shanghainese Dialect Collection & the Culture (Shanghai Culture Publishing House, 2002) - <<沪语盘点——上海话文化>> （上海文化出版社，2002）

References

1. Tracy You (2010-06-03). "Word wizard: The man bringing Shanghainese back to the people". CNNGo. A 65-year-old professor preserving Shanghai's local language has become an unlikely popular icon