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Chinese Script: History, Characters, Calligraphy Paperback
In this brisk and accessible history sinologist Thomas O Hollmann explains the development of the Chinese writing system and its importance in literature religion art and other aspects of culture Spanning the earliest epigraphs and oracle bones to writing and texting on computers and mobile phones today Chinese Script is a wide-ranging and versatile introduction to the complexity and beauty of written text and calligraphy in the Chinese world Hollmann delves into the origins of Chinese script and its social and political meanings across millennia of history He recounts the social history of the writing system; written and printed texts; and the use of writing materials such as paper silk ink brush and printing techniques The book sheds light on the changing role of literacy and education;
the politics of orthographic reform; and the relationship of Chinese writing to non-Han Chinese languages and cultures Hollmann explains the inherent complexity of Chinese script demonstrating why written Chinese expresses meaning differently than oral language and the subtleties of the relationship between spoken word and written text He explores calligraphy as an art the early letter press and other ways of visually representing Chinese languages Chinese Script also provides handy illustrations of the concepts discussed showing how ideographs function and ways to decipher them visually
the politics of orthographic reform; and the relationship of Chinese writing to non-Han Chinese languages and cultures Hollmann explains the inherent complexity of Chinese script demonstrating why written Chinese expresses meaning differently than oral language and the subtleties of the relationship between spoken word and written text He explores calligraphy as an art the early letter press and other ways of visually representing Chinese languages Chinese Script also provides handy illustrations of the concepts discussed showing how ideographs function and ways to decipher them visually
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