Tongyong Pinyin

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tongyong-pinyin

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the system classification?A romanization system for Mandarin Chinese
2. What is the period of official status in taiwan?2002 to 2008
3. When did Taiwan start using Tongyong Pinyin?It began being used unofficially around 2000 and became officially approved in 2002 by Taiwan's Ministry of Education.
4. Why did Taiwan stop using Tongyong Pinyin?In 2009 Taiwan switched to Hanyu Pinyin, the worldwide standard, and the government tied money to local governments that adopted it.

Romanization: The conversion of text from a non-Latin script into the Latin alphabet, or the representation of sounds using Latin letters.
Mandarin Chinese Phonology: The study of the sound system of Mandarin Chinese, including its consonants, vowels, and tones.
Linguistic Standardization: The process of establishing a norm for a language, often involving the selection of a dialect and the creation of rules for grammar and spelling.