Irene Saunders
Irene Saunders | |
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| Born | United States  |
| Education | Chemist |
| Occupation | Author |
| Spouse(s) | Lynn C. Saunders |
Irene Saunders is the author of the English-Chinese dictionary The Right Word in Chinese or Hànyǔ Zhǐnán.[1]
Biography[]
Saunders graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in chemistry. She is married to Lynn C. Saunders, Vice President-Executive Director in the People's Republic of China for Westing House Electric S.A., a company that funded the creation of the dictionary.[1]
The Right Word in Chinese is a dictionary that is the first of its kind with Pinyin romanization of the Putonghua language or Modern-day Standard Mandarin Chinese published in 1985. It evolved from Irene Saunders' experience of working in China while having a limited knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. The proceeds of the dictionary were donated to the (CWCA), particularly for the endangered panda. It later became one of the sources for many modern-day English–Chinese / Chinese–English dictionaries.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Saunders, Irene. The Right Word in Chinese, 284 pages, ISBN 971-30-0340-3
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