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Asia's orthographic dilemma /

With the advent of computers and the rise of East Asian economies, the complicated character-based writing systems of East Asia have reached a stage of crisis that may be described as truly millennial in scope and implications. In what is perhaps the most wide-ranging critique of the sinographic scr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hannas, Wm. C., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiì Press, ©1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:With the advent of computers and the rise of East Asian economies, the complicated character-based writing systems of East Asia have reached a stage of crisis that may be described as truly millennial in scope and implications. In what is perhaps the most wide-ranging critique of the sinographic script ever written, William C. Hannas assesses the usefulness of Chinese character-based writing in East Asia today.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 338 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-329) and index.
ISBN:0585344019
9780585344010
9780824861537
0824861531