New Members NV16016 Posted November 29, 2020 at 03:02 PM New Members Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 at 03:02 PM Hello, fellow Chinese learners! I’m writing a paper on words/expressions/grammar/phonetic features that can help distinguish between different generations of native Chinese speakers, so it’s a sort of paper on age differentiation in Chinese language. Could anyone recommend me some materials I could use – both theoretical and practical (perhaps there is an interview or a movie where you can see the differences between speakers of different generations /ages clearly, so I could describe it)? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelearninglearner Posted November 30, 2020 at 10:51 AM Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 at 10:51 AM really interesting to think about. from the top of my head i can only think of some slang. But I will look into this too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Frank Posted December 1, 2020 at 09:15 PM Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 at 09:15 PM Here's some research: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1161958 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/bc204d6c-37a7-4eb3-869a-4e4592d30a5a/view/da83a6ba-e167-428d-bf8a-e54c495e844d/Cheung_June_M_201903_MSc.pdf https://repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2344&context=thes You really can't ignore how much English is influencing all languages the world over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted December 1, 2020 at 09:38 PM Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 at 09:38 PM Any kind of big family tv show should work, as everyone will refer to people based on relative ages / role. But I can’t think of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted December 1, 2020 at 11:13 PM Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 at 11:13 PM Chinese culture supposedly reveres age, but a pair of hunched-over comedians mocking the elderly is nonetheless a staple of Chinese variety shows. Perhaps you can note something in the speech patterns of these. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NqFLDZ3HVec https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_PK7V_CexqE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wkDC168Q0VM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 2, 2020 at 12:38 AM Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 at 12:38 AM Another very obvious thing in a lot of places if not most will be ability in putonghua, with the younger people knowing more and having a standard accent and their elders more comfortable in their native language or dialect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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