Corpus Overview
The corpus consists of Traditional Chinese texts from Mahua (馬華) literature — specifically from the literary journal "蕉風" (Jiāo Fēng) published in Malaya. These texts represent a significant body of Chinese diaspora literature during the formative years of the Malayan Chinese community.
Each file represents an issue from a specific month, with some months having two issues (first and second).
1955
| Filename | Issues | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1955-11-first-issue-001.txt | November, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1955-11-second-issue-002.txt | November, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1955-12-first-issue-003.txt | December, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1955-12-second-issue-004.txt | December, 2nd issue | .txt |
1956
12 issues (January - December, with first and second issues for most months)
| Filename | Issues | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1956-01-first-issue-005.txt | January, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1956-01-second-issue-006.txt | January, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1956-02-first-issue-007.txt | February, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1956-02-second-issue-008.txt | February, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1956-03-first-issue-009.txt | March, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1956-03-second-issue-010.txt | March, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1956-04-first-issue-011.txt | April, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1956-04-second-issue-012.txt | April, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1956-05-first-issue-013.txt | May, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1956-05-second-issue-014.txt | May, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1956-06-first-issue-015.txt | June, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1956-06-second-issue-016.txt | June, 2nd issue | .txt |
Note: Files continue through December (issues 027-028)
1957
12 issues (January - December)
| Filename | Issues | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1957-01-first-issue-029.txt | January, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1957-01-second-issue-031.txt | January, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1957-02-first-issue-032.txt | February, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1957-02-second-issue-033.txt | February, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1957-03-first-issue-034.txt | March, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1957-03-second-issue-035.txt | March, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1957-04-first-issue-036.txt | April, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1957-04-second-issue-037.txt | April, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1957-05-first-issue-038.txt | May, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1957-05-second-issue-039.txt | May, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1957-06-first-issue-040.txt | June, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1957-06-second-issue-041.txt | June, 2nd issue | .txt |
Note: Files continue through December (issues 052-053)
1958
12 issues (January - December)
| Filename | Issues | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1958-01-first-issue-054.txt | January, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1958-01-second-issue-055.txt | January, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1958-02-first-issue-056.txt | February, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1958-02-second-issue-057.txt | February, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1958-03-first-issue-058.txt | March, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1958-03-second-issue-059.txt | March, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1958-04-first-issue-060.txt | April, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1958-04-second-issue-061.txt | April, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1958-05-first-issue-062.txt | May, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1958-05-second-issue-063.txt | May, 2nd issue | .txt |
| 1958-06-first-issue-064.txt | June, 1st issue | .txt |
| 1958-06-second-issue-065.txt | June, 2nd issue | .txt |
Note: Files continue through December (issues 073-074). November 1958 has only one issue.
1959-1961 Summary
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