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Wang Li

Chinese linguist (1900–1986)

PersonDied aged 85humanQ2034191

Also known as Li Wang · Wang Liaoyi

Born: August 10, 1900
Died: May 3, 1986
Birthplace: Bobai County
Place of death: Beijing
Citizenship: People's Republic of China(since 1949)
, Republic of China(1912–1949)
, Qing dynasty(until 1912)
Occupation: lexicographer
, linguist
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-06-24
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, university teacher
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Education: Tsinghua University
Employer: Yenching University
, Peking University
, Tsinghua University
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Wang Li, courtesy name Wang Liaoyi (王了一) and birth name Wang Xiangying (王祥瑛), was a Chinese linguist, educator, translator and poet, described as the founder of Chinese linguistics. His work expands a wide range in Chinese linguistics, including phonology, grammar and lexicography, historical linguistics and dialectal studies. He was also the founder of the first Chinese Linguistics Department at Tsinghua University. He brought the western modern linguistic methodologies back to China and strove for the modernization and reformation of Chinese grammar throughout his whole life. His most famous books include Zhongguo Yinyunxue 中国音韵学, Zhongguo Wenfa Chutan 中国文法初探, and Wang Li Guhanyu Zidian 王力古汉语字典.

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Family name: Wang
Native language: Bobai dialect
Name in native language: 王力
Field of work: linguistics
Chinese grammar
historical Chinese phonology
Historical Chinese
Member of: Chinese Academy of Sciences(since 1955) affiliation: Academic Division of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-07-21
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Given name: Lì
Courtesy name: 了一 script: Chinese characters

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