Overview
- Provides an all-inclusive review and evaluation of the diverse literatures on the subject, in both English and Chinese, many of which have not been available to international academia
- Undertakes a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of the reform programs for modernizing the modern Chinese writing system
- Informs the general interest reader, sinologists and Asian study scholars of the latest developments in the struggle for the world oldest surviving writing system to survive a digital world
- Links language planning and writing reform developments in China with international experience in these areas
- Suggests solutions to the dilemmas faced by character-based writing systems in their access to and use of modern computer-based systems
Part of the book series: Language Policy (LAPO, volume 9)
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Reviews
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“In this book, Zhao and Baldauf have thoroughly examined the unfolding of the fate of the Chinese characters in the twentieth century within the conceptual framework of language planning. … this book provides a comprehensive picture of China’s script reform and standardization with a tuned focus on the last three decades, a period that missed much-deserved coverage in scholarly work until now. Thus, it is a significant contribution to both English and Chinese publications on modern China’s language planning.” (Minglang Zhou, Chinese Language and Discourse, Vol. 4 (1), 2013)
“This thorough investigation from an international perspective is not only of value to Chinese LP studies, but contributes to widening the spectrum of LP research in the world as well. … the book is carefully constructed; the theoretical investigation is well balanced with readability. The volume is unique in providing a stimulating and critical study of how technology has outstripped political decision-making about language in China … . thus stimulate scholars to pursue further studies.” (Haitao Liu, Language Problems & Language Planning, Vol. 34 (3), 2010)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Planning Chinese Characters
Book Subtitle: Reaction, Evolution or Revolution?
Authors: Shouhui Zhao, Richard B. Baldauf
Series Title: Language Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48576-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-48574-4Published: 26 December 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4306-4Published: 23 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-48576-8Published: 30 October 2007
Series ISSN: 1571-5361
Series E-ISSN: 2452-1027
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 418
Topics: Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, general, Educational Policy and Politics, Language Education, Chinese