Comments on: Defending Cantonese in Canton http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/07/29/defending-cantonese-in-canton/ A gallimaufry of random China history and research interests Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Paul French http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/07/29/defending-cantonese-in-canton/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Paul French Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:04:47 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=3841#comment-1799 It's certainly true that it seems to be on its uppers and about to die out - or at least that's what I read in articles (as in this one from the NY Times - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/world/asia/16iht-manchu.4935046.html) But then I have bumped into one or two younger people in their 20s/30s (in Peking) who claim to be Manchu speakers and one who claimed to have had some trouble after trying to do a phd on Manchu at a Peking uni. It’s certainly true that it seems to be on its uppers and about to die out – or at least that’s what I read in articles (as in this one from the NY Times – http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/world/asia/16iht-manchu.4935046.html)

But then I have bumped into one or two younger people in their 20s/30s (in Peking) who claim to be Manchu speakers and one who claimed to have had some trouble after trying to do a phd on Manchu at a Peking uni.

]]> By: Eric L. http://www.chinarhyming.com/2010/07/29/defending-cantonese-in-canton/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 Eric L. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:15:04 +0000 http://www.chinarhyming.com/?p=3841#comment-1792 "someone got in trouble last year for supporting the Manchu language" Hi Paul --- do you have more details about this incident? I've always been under the impression that Manchu was completely moribund with only a few elderly speakers and adult second-language-learners left ... certainly not the kinds of young kids who'd manage to get themselves arrested by marching down the street waving placards with borderline-obscenities like "煲冬瓜收皮". Thanks! “someone got in trouble last year for supporting the Manchu language”

Hi Paul — do you have more details about this incident? I’ve always been under the impression that Manchu was completely moribund with only a few elderly speakers and adult second-language-learners left … certainly not the kinds of young kids who’d manage to get themselves arrested by marching down the street waving placards with borderline-obscenities like “煲冬瓜收皮”. Thanks!

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