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Li Jinfang

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Li Jinfang
Born
Li Jinfang

October 1963
NationalityChinese
OccupationLinguist
Academic background
Alma materMinzu University
Academic work
InstitutionsMinzu University
Main interestsKra-Dai languages
Notable worksStudies on endangered languages in the Southwest China (2006)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李锦芳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jǐnfāng

Li Jinfang (Chinese: 李锦芳; pinyin: Lǐ Jǐnfāng; born October 1963 in Tianlin County, Guangxi[1]) is a Chinese linguist at Minzu University in Beijing, China. Li, an ethnic Zhuang, is a leading specialist in the Kra-Dai languages of southern China, especially the Kra (Geyang) branch. Li's doctoral dissertation focused on the Buyang language, and was published as Studies on the Buyang Language (布央语研究, Bùyāng Yǔ Yánjiū) in 1999.

Publications

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Li's Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China (西南地区濒危语言调查研究, Xīnán Dìqū Bīnwēi Yǔyán Diàochá Yánjiū) describes the following languages.

References

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  1. ^ Li Jinfang [李锦芳]. 2006. Studies on endangered languages in the Southwest China [西南地区濒危语言调查研究]. Beijing: Minzu University.