5. Representation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Part 1: HISTORY AND STRUCTURE OF WRITING IN EAST ASIA
6. 1. Chinese 3
7. 2. Japanese 26
8. 3. Korean 48
9. 4. Vietnamese 73
10. Part 2: CRITIQUE OF CHINESE CHARACTER–BASED WRITING
11. 5. Representation 101
12. 6. Learning and Literacy 125
13. 7. Reading 153
14. 8. Appropriateness to East Asian Languages 174
15. Part 3: FORCES FOR CHANGE
16. 9. The Chimera of Reform 207
17. 10. Language, Speech, and Writing 231
18. 11. Computing with Chinese Characters 258
19. 12. Chinese Characters and East Asian Culture 277
20. Notes 301
21. Bibliography 317
22. Index 331
23. About the Author 339