This WEIBO_readme.txt file was generated on 2020-08-28 by Hui Zhao

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Weibo posts on regional Putonghua in Ningbo and Shanghai (2011-2018)

2. Author Information
	Name: Dr Hui Zhao
	Institution: University of Nottingham
	Email: annette.hui@nottingham.ac.uk 
	OR: h.zhao.a@gmail.com

3. Date of data collection: 2018-07-20

4. Geographic location of data collection: Nottingham, United Kingdom

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Arts and Humanities Research Council in the UK (Grant Number AH/N004671/1)


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: see 

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2020.1814310

3. Was data derived from another source?
	A. yes, from https://s.weibo.com

4. Recommended citation for this dataset: 
	ZHao, Hui. (2018). Weibo posts on regional Putonghua in Ningbo and Shanghai (2011-2018) [data file]. Retrieved from https:// 


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 
	Weibo_posts.csv 
2. Description:
	This is a list of Weibo posts posted between 1 July 2011 to 10 July 2018 on Sina Weibo (www.weibo.com), compiled by searching a list of keywords (see keywords below) on s.weibo.com. 

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
	See publication at https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2020.1814310

2. Methods for processing the data: 
	The use of the following keywords (Chinese; Pinyin; English translation): 
	灵桥牌 		Lingqiao pai		Lingqiao brand	
	宁波口音		Ningbo kouyin		Ningbo accent	
	宁波腔		Ningbo qiang		Ningbo tone	
	宁波普通话	Ningbo Putonghua	Ningbo(-accented) Putonghua	
	甬普		Yong pu			Yong(-accented) Putonghua	
	灵桥话		Lingqiao hua		Lingqiao speech
	灵桥腔		Lingqiao qian		Lingqiao tone
	上海腔		Shanghai qiang		Shanghai tone	
	沪普		Hu pu			Hu(-accented) Putonghua	
	上海口音		Shanghai 		kouyin	Shanghai accent	
	上海普通话	Shanghai Putonghua	Shanghai(-accented) Putonghua	
	沪腔		Hu qiang		Hu tone

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
1. Number of rows: 
	2140
2. Number of columns: 
	3 (keyword; post; time)
3. Language:
	Simplified Chinese