Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Beijing Rap

Students in my Chinese Literature in Translation (CHIN 347) will recognize the name of Victor Mair. Professor Mair is a professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania and the editor of the The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, the text we use in our course. In this entry on the blog "Language Log" hosted at UPenn, Professor Mair posts and comments on the language and culture of a rap video entitled "Beijing Natives." Language students will enjoy the complete transcription and translation Mair and his colleagues have provided.