The Chinese writing system in Asia an interdisciplinary perspective / Yu Li.
| Author/creator | Li, Yu, 1978- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foundational concepts -- What is writing -- What kinds of writing systems are there -- P♯±ny♯±n tutorial -- The Chinese speech -- Written Chinese -- The Chinese writing system -- Demythifying the Chinese script -- Chinese characters in Asia: an overview -- Writing Korean -- Writing Japanese -- Writing Vietnamese -- Phonetic writing before p♯±ny♯±n -- P♯±ny♯±n -- Simplification of Chinese characters -- Handwriting and personhood -- Sexism in the Chinese writing system -- Nßšsh¿±: women's script -- Script choice in writing Japanese -- Chinese calligraphy -- Calligraphy workshop -- Modern calligraphy in China -- Chinese characters in avant-garde art -- Chinese characters and Western modernist poetry. |
| Abstract | "The Chinese Writing System in Asia: An Interdisciplinary Perspective integrates a diverse range of disciplinary approaches in examining how the Chinese script represents and actively shapes personal and social identities in and beyond Asia. It is an ideal read for students and scholars interested in a broad and culturally rich introduction to research on the Chinese writing system. It can also serve as the main text of an undergraduate course on the subject. Key features of this volume include: Insights from studies of the Chinese writing system in linguistics, script reform and technology, gender, identity, literature, and the visual arts; Examples embedded in inquiries of the cultural history and contemporary society of Asia; Rigorous yet accessible discussions of complex concepts and phenomena that assume no prior knowledge of Asian languages or linguistics; Supplementary multimedia materials and resources, including instructional support, available online"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Site, viewed 02/12/2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Li, Yu, 1978- The Chinese writing system in Asia London : New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. 9781138907317 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019025054 |
| ISBN | 9781000699067 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9780429345333 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 9781000698343 (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | 9781000698701 (mobi) |
| ISBN | (hbk) |
| ISBN | (pbk) |