Robert Bauer (linguist)
Robert Stuart Bauer (name in Chinese: 包睿舜; Jyutping: Baau1 Jeoi6seon3, born 1946) is the honorary linguistics professor at the University of Hong Kong[1] and formerly professor of Chinese linguistics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[2] He began his study of Cantonese in Taiwan from the United States in 1974 while he learning Mandarin,[1][3] then he continued his studies as an exchange student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1970s.[3] Bauer later received his Ph.D. degree in linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982[3] and has taught linguistics at universities in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.[3][4] In 1997, he relocated to Hong Kong permanently, just before the city’s handover from British to Chinese sovereignty.[1]
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Born | 1946 (age 74–75) |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | Hong Kong SAR |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | Documenting Cantonese, including a Cantonese-English dictionary |
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Fields | Linguistics |
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He is also the co-author of a number of Cantonese related linguistic publications, including Modern Cantonese Phonology,[5] The Representation of Cantonese with Chinese Characters,[6],"ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (to be published in December 2020)"[7] etc. Apart from his research in Cantonese, he have also interested in other Yue dialects, the Thai language, and contact relationships among Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and minority languages of China and Southeast Asia.[4]
See also
References
- Chan, Heyling (21 May 2017). "American professor speaks up for Cantonese to preserve Hong Kong's heritage". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Liang, Xiaodaao (27 October 2010). 包睿舜 Robert S. Bauer 撐粵語的美國人 [Robert S. Bauer: The American who supports Cantonese]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). Hong Kong. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Biographical Data" (PDF). HKU CAES. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "The Phonetic and Grammatical Assimilation The Phonetic and Grammatical Assimilation of English Loanwords in Cantonese of English Loanwords in Cantonese" (PDF). Hong Kong: EdUHK. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Bauer, Robert S.; Benedict, Paul K. (1997). Modem Cantonese phonology. De Gruyter Mouton. ISBN 978-3-11-082370-7. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Cheung, Kwan-hin; Bauer, Robert S. (2002). "The Representation of Cantonese with Chinese Characters". Journal of Chinese linguistics: Monograph series (18). Project on Linguistic Analysis, University of California: i–489. hdl:10397/54413. ISSN 0091-3723. JSTOR 23826053. Cite journal requires
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