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TWO Chinese Writing From Antiquity to the Present
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Maps vi
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Conventions xvii
- Chinese Dynasties and Modern Historical Periods xxiii
- ONE What Are Chinese Characters? 1
- TWO Chinese Writing From Antiquity to the Present 29
- THREE Classical Chinese A Written Language for East Asia 66
- FOUR Sound and Meaning Adapting Characters to Write Other Languages 83
- FIVE Linear Adaptation Korean and Japanese 97
- SIX Composite Adaptation Vietnamese and Zhuang 139
- SEVEN Chinese Characters in the Modern Era Today’s Written Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Zhuang 167
- EIGHT Universal Writing The Impossible Dream 190
- Glossary of Linguistic and Technical Terms 201
- Notes 207
- Bibliography 227
- Character Locator 233
- General Index 239
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Maps vi
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Conventions xvii
- Chinese Dynasties and Modern Historical Periods xxiii
- ONE What Are Chinese Characters? 1
- TWO Chinese Writing From Antiquity to the Present 29
- THREE Classical Chinese A Written Language for East Asia 66
- FOUR Sound and Meaning Adapting Characters to Write Other Languages 83
- FIVE Linear Adaptation Korean and Japanese 97
- SIX Composite Adaptation Vietnamese and Zhuang 139
- SEVEN Chinese Characters in the Modern Era Today’s Written Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Zhuang 167
- EIGHT Universal Writing The Impossible Dream 190
- Glossary of Linguistic and Technical Terms 201
- Notes 207
- Bibliography 227
- Character Locator 233
- General Index 239
