On May 28th at 16:30, two weeks from today, I will be holding a small informal talk at Xindanwei in Shanghai. This is the first in the new Sinoglot Lecture series. More on that below.

If you’re in Shanghai on the 28th, please come out and take part in the discussion. We’ll be talking about the Shanghainese dialect, in terms of

· its role in the lives of the locals
· its future as a tool for interaction
· the value of preservation and
· the value of standardisation

It will be an informal discussion, mostly in English, and I hope to hear your thoughts as much as you’ll hear mine.

Xindanwei is a co-operative office environment located in Changning district. They also host lectures and chit-chats, less formal talks, such as my own. I’ve attended other talks a few times and have always enjoyed them. If you haven’t made it out there yet, I highly recommend it if even just to check out the space.

The address for Xindanwei is

4C，Bld 4 IIInShanghai Hub，No.727 Dingxi Road，Changning District，Shanghai, China

It’s a little difficult to find so I suggest you check their map.

As mentioned, this is the first in what we hope to be a series of talks on topics in Chinese linguistics, some by Sinoglot staff, some not. Some in China, some not. We’ll be posting on the site as future talks are scheduled.

I hope to see you at Xindanwei in two weeks.