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Renmin University of China

EducationBeijing, Beijing, China
About: Renmin University of China is a education organization based out in Beijing, Beijing, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: China & Population. The organization has 11325 authors who have published 15498 publications receiving 238419 citations. The organization is also known as: Renmin University & People's University of China.
Topics: China, Population, Beijing, Government, Catalysis


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TL;DR: This article reported the findings of a corpus-based study of colloquialisation in Philippine English (PhilE), alongside its parent variety, American English (AmE), using a bottom-up approach to determine the degree to which a text prefers grammatical features typical of speech and disprefers those typical of writing.
Abstract: Colloquialisation, a process by which ‘writing becomes more like speech’, has been identified as a powerful discourse-pragmatic mechanism driving grammatical change in native English varieties. The extent to which colloquialisation is a factor in change in non-native varieties has seldom been explored. This article reports the findings of a corpus-based study of colloquialisation in Philippine English (PhilE), alongside its ‘parent variety’, American English (AmE). Adopting a bottom-up approach, a comprehensive measure was derived to determine the degree to which a text prefers grammatical features typical of speech and disprefers those typical of writing. This measure was then used to compare and contrast texts in a parallel, multi-register corpus of PhilE and AmE sampled for the 1960s and 1990s. Evidence for colloquialisation was found to vary across registers. While Philippine press editorials and American fiction show a clear colloquialising tendency, learned writing does not show remarkable changes irrespective of variety. The evolution of PhilE registers cannot be explained by a simple process involving emulation of AmE. The patterns uncovered reflect the uniqueness of the sociohistorical circumstances in which PhilE has evolved.

4 citations

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11 Jul 2014
TL;DR: Zhu Xi’s misreading of shendu is indirectly related to the loss of its original meaning due to the broken transmission of the ancient texts.
Abstract: According to recently excavated bamboo and silk material, the idea of du 獨 in the concept shendu 慎獨 does not refer to a spatial notion of dwelling in solitude or a solitary dwelling; rather it is the state before having made contact with external things, or the state “before feelings are aroused” (weifa 未發) of the inner heart/mind. It refers to internal thoughts and volitions, or “casting aside external sensations” (sheti 舍體). Shen 慎 should be glossed in accordance with the Erya 爾雅 (Approaching Elegance), rendering it as “sincerity” (cheng 誠). Shendu then means to “cause one’s will to be sincere” (chengqiyi 誠其意). Zheng Xuan 鄭玄, in explaining shendu as being “cautious of the actions one performs in private” (shen qi xianju suowei 慎其閒居所為), completely strayed from the original meaning as found in the bamboo-silk texts. Zhu Xi 朱熹, seeing the insufficiencies of Zheng Xuan’s interpretation of shendu, broadened the meaning of du, and in particular added a spiritual meaning to it. However, due to influence by Zheng Xuan, Zhu Xi still preserved some misreadings of the term; especially in his interpretation of shendu in the Daxue 大學 (Great Learning) and Zhongyong 中庸 (Doctrine of the Mean). Considering that the Neo-Confucian methods of cultivation embodied in the ideas of “abiding in reverence and enriching the self” (jujing hanyang 居敬涵養), and “being refined and focused” (weijing weiyi 惟精惟一) actually accorded more with the original meaning of shendu, Zhu Xi’s misreading of shendu is indirectly related to the loss of its original meaning due to the broken transmission of the ancient texts.

4 citations

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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed an assessment system of Chinese cultural industry competitiveness, which showed four grades of competitiveness levels existing in China, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shenzhen city.
Abstract: Cultural industry is a most promising industry in the new century with a broad space to boom on both market benefit and public services. The result of the assessment system of Chinese cultural industry competitiveness shows four grades of competitiveness levels existing in China.Shanghai,Guangdong,Zhejiang,and Shenzhen city belong to the best level of the competitiveness.The big gap between competitiveness strength and weakness is obviously embodied on developed districts and developing districts of China.Chinese cultural industry should take active and promoting policies in future.

4 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a method was developed to diastereoselectively synthesize polysubstituted 1,2-diamine compounds from the reaction of diazoesters with arylamines and diaryl imines by using the dioxazoline ligand L2-ligated silver catalyst.

4 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a clear view of the two major ritual changes and related social transitions in the Western Zhou period, and also to better facilitate our current understanding of Western Zhou archaeological materials is presented.

4 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Tao Zhang123277283866
Xuan Zhang119153065398
Richard J.H. Smith118130861779
Wei Lu111197361911
Yongfa Zhu10535533765
Wei Zhang104291164923
Lu Qi9456654866
Chao-Jun Li9273138074
Scott Rozelle8778930543
Peng Cheng8474927599
Paul A. Kirschner8254533626
Thomas Reardon7928525458
Lei Zhang78148530058
Hong-Bo Sun7869124955
G. F. Chen7792131485
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202382
2022273
20212,152
20201,637
20191,384
20181,149