Zhao Yuanren is not only an important linguist and linguistic educationalist in the 20th century but also an influential composer and music theorist in modern time.

• 赵元任不仅是20世纪有重大影响的语言学家和语言教育学家，而且还是中国近现代音乐史上一位重要的作曲家和音乐理论家。