Talk:Mandarin dialects
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[edit] Name change proposal
Strictly speaking, mandarin (普通话) refers to the official pronounciation of the Han-Chinese language (Hanyu, 汉语), and does not include the one zillion dialects in China. Thus the term "mandarin-dialect" is an oxymoron. If the purpose of this article is to explain the dialects in China, I suggest changing the title to "Chinese language dialects". This probabaly entails extensive modifications to the article. However, if the goal here is to describe the variety of accents of mandarin spoken by Chinese in different regions, then I'm not sure if it is even meaningful. In that case, the best I can think of is to title it "Mandarin accents". Keep in mind that accent does not amount to dialect. Pseudotriton 05:19, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
Nah, Mandarin is also a dialect group of the Chinese language(s). Anonymous Coward 59.78.18.5 09:51, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
