The Writing on the Wall : How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity /

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Students in Japan, China, and Korea are among the world's top performers on standardized math and science tests. The nations of East Asia are also leading manufacturers of consumer goods that incorporate scientific breakthroughs in telecommunications, optics, and transportation. Yet there is a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hannas, Wm. C., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Language and languages > Writing.
Creative ability.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
creativity.
Creativite.
Creativity
East Asia.
East Asia > Languages > Writing.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Japan's Creative Imitations
  • 2. Sources of Chinese Innovation
  • 3. Korean Technology Transfer
  • 4. Asia's Creativity Problem
  • 5. The Anatomy of Creativity
  • 6. Creativity and the Alphabet
  • 7. Asia's Orthographic Tradition
  • 8. The Concrete Nature of Asian Writing
  • 9. The Impact of Language on Creativity
  • 10. Chinese Characters and Creativity
  • 11. Creativity and East Asian Society
  • 12. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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