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The Mandarin Promotion Council (國語推行委員會 pinyin: Guóyǔ Tuixíng Weiyuanhuì) was established by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China with the purpose of standardizing and popularizing the usage of Guoyu in China. It was created as Preparatory Commission for the Unification of the National Language (國語統一籌備會 Guóyǔ Tǒngyi Chóubèi Huì) by the Republic (then still based in Nanjing) on April 21, 1919. On December 12, 1928, the Commission was renamed to the Preparatory Committee for the Unification of the National Language (國語統一籌備委員會 Guóyǔ Tǒngyi Chóubèi Weiyuanhuì), headed by Woo Tsin-hang and has 31 members. The Committee was revived in 1983 as the Mandarin Promotion Council based on Taiwan.
The decisions reached by the Council include:
- Change the first- and second-grade textbook titles from Guowen (國文 "National Script") to Guoyu (國語 "National language") on January 24, 1920
- Published the Guoyin Zidian (國音字典 "National Pronunciation Dictionary") edited by Woo Tsin-hang on December 24, 1920. The Guoyin Zidian later became the Guoyu Cidian (國語辭典), a comprehensive on-line Traditional Chinese Mandarin dictionary and a CD-ROMThe CD-ROM (an abbreviation for " Compact Disc Read-Only Memory" ( ROM) ) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. A CD-ROM is a flat, plastic disc wit.
The Committee for National Language Romanization (羅馬字母拼音研究委員會) under the Council selects and modifies RomanizationA Romanization or Latinization is a system for representing a word or language with the Latin alphabet, where the original word or language used a writing system other than the Roman alphabet. Three methods may be used to carry out Romanization: translites, the choices were:
- Gwoyeu RomatzyhGwoyeu Romatzyh ( Pinyin: Guoy Luomzi), abbreviated GR is a romanization (formerly used officially in the Republic of China) with complex spelling rules which allow for tonal distinctions (unlike most other Romanizations, which require additional diacriti (1928)
- MPS II (1986)
- Tongyong PinyinTongyong Pinyin (, literally "Universal/General Usage Sound-combining") is the current official romanization of the Chinese language adopted by the national government (although not all local governments) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) since late 20 (2000)
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