Comparative Study of English and Chinese

1. Compare and contrast the various efforts in the early 20th century to develop a
   phonetic system of writing for Chinese (i.e.: the Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Latinxua Sin
   Wenz, Zhuyin Fuhao and Pinyin).
2. Compare and contrast efforts to standardize both English and Chinese and think
   about why this was important or not to nation building.
3. Describe the situation of how English has become an international lingua franca
   and consider whether or not Chinese could also become a lingua franca in the
   future.

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