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Unger: Ideogram Chinese Char Pa: Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning - Softcover

Unger, J. Marshall

 
9780824827601: Unger: Ideogram Chinese Char Pa: Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0824827600 ISBN 13: 9780824827601
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press, 2003

Synopsis

In this latest book, J. Marshall Unger exposes the historical, scientific, cultural, and practical flaws accompanying the widespread belief that Chinese characters embody pure, language-less meaning. Whether one is interested in Chinese characters from the standpoint of language, literature, semiotics, psychology, history, cultural studies, or computers, Ideogram contains new ideas and insights that are sure to challenge preconceptions and provoke thought.

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About the Author

J. Marshall Unger is Emeritus Professor of Japanese at Ohio State University. His research has focused on the history of Japanese, teaching Japanese as a second language, and writing systems of East Asia. Two of his books, The Fifth Generation Fallacy and Literacy and Script Reform in Occupation Japan, are available in Japanese.

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Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0824827600
ISBN 13 
9780824827601
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
214