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Hello,
what is the meaning of 'educated in a very narrowly pinched and mandarin view '.
I found the following definitions of 'mandarin' in freedictionary.com
n.1. A member of any of the nine ranks of high public officials in the Chinese Empire.
2. A high government official or bureaucrat.
3. A member of an elite group, especially a person having influence or high status in intellectual or cultural circles.
4. Mandarin The official national standard spoken language of China, which is based on the principal dialect spoken in and around Beijing. Also called Guoyu, Putonghua.
5. A mandarin orange.
adj.1. Of, relating to, or resembling a mandarin.
2. Marked by elaborate and refined language or literary style.
2. Does 'mandarin view' mean 'elitist' view?
Thank you
what is the meaning of 'educated in a very narrowly pinched and mandarin view '.
This is somebody who was certainly educated in a very narrowly pinched and mandarin view about the nature of language and of cognitive science, and it involved giving no ground at all to evolutionary considerations.
1. Does 'narrowly pinched' mean restricted/restrictive (not sure which one)? Does it also connote 'narrow minded'?
I found the following definitions of 'mandarin' in freedictionary.com
n.1. A member of any of the nine ranks of high public officials in the Chinese Empire.
2. A high government official or bureaucrat.
3. A member of an elite group, especially a person having influence or high status in intellectual or cultural circles.
4. Mandarin The official national standard spoken language of China, which is based on the principal dialect spoken in and around Beijing. Also called Guoyu, Putonghua.
5. A mandarin orange.
adj.1. Of, relating to, or resembling a mandarin.
2. Marked by elaborate and refined language or literary style.
2. Does 'mandarin view' mean 'elitist' view?
Thank you