Writing And Literacy In Early China
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Writing And Literacy In Early China
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Author : Feng Li
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Writing And Literacy In Early China written by Feng Li and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with History categories.
The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the development of written Chinese is of particular interest, as modern Chinese orthography preserves logographic principles shared by its most ancient forms, making it unique among all present-day writing systems. In the past three decades, the discovery of previously unknown texts dating to the third century BCE and earlier, as well as older versions of known texts, has revolutionized the study of early Chinese writing. The long-term continuity and stability of the Chinese written language allow for this detailed study of the role literacy played in early civilization. The contributors to Writing and Literacy in Early China inquire into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used. By carefully evaluating current evidence and offering groundbreaking new interpretations, the book illuminates the nature of literacy for scribes and readers.
Ways With Words
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Author : Pauline Yu
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2000-09-19
Ways With Words written by Pauline Yu and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-19 with Education categories.
This is an interdisciplinary collection of articles analyzing seven classic premodern Chinese texts that are provided in translation.
Early China
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Author : Li Feng
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-30
Early China written by Li Feng and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-30 with History categories.
A critical new interpretation of the early history of Chinese civilization based on the most recent scholarship and archaeological discoveries.
Writing And Authority In Early China
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Author : Mark Edward Lewis
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1999-03-18
Writing And Authority In Early China written by Mark Edward Lewis and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-18 with Literary Collections categories.
This book traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and obedience in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual canon as the foundation of imperial authority. Its central theme is the emergence of this body of writings as the textual double of the state, and of the text-based sage as the double of the ruler. The book examines the full range of writings employed in early China, such as divinatory records, written communications with ancestors, government documents, the collective writings of philosophical and textual traditions, speeches attributed to historical figures, chronicles, verse anthologies, commentaries, and encyclopedic compendia. Lewis shows how these writings served to administer populations, control officials, form new social groups, invent new models of authority, and create an artificial language whose master generated power and whose graphs became potent objects.
Writing And Literacy In Chinese Korean And Japanese
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Author : Insup Taylor
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Writing And Literacy In Chinese Korean And Japanese written by Insup Taylor and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Chinese, Japanese, South (and North) Koreans in East Asia have a long, intertwined and distinguished cultural history and have achieved, or are in the process of achieving, spectacular economic success. Together, these three peoples make up one quarter of the world population.They use a variety of unique and fascinating writing systems: logographic Chinese characters of ancient origin, as well as phonetic systems of syllabaries and alphabets. The book describes, often in comparison with English, how the Chinese, Korean and Japanese writing systems originated and developed; how each relates to its spoken language; how it is learned or taught; how it can be computerized; and how it relates to the past and present literacy, education, and culture of its users.Intimately familiar with the three East Asian cultures, Insup Taylor with the assistance of Martin Taylor, has written an accessible and highly readable book. Writing and Literacy in Chinese, Korean and Japanese is intended for academic readers (students in East Asian Studies, linguistics, education, psychology) as well as for the general public (parents, business, government). Readers of the book will learn about the interrelated cultural histories of China, Korea and Japan, but mainly about the various writing systems, some exotic, some familar, some simple, some complex, but all fascinating.
Writing And The Ancient State
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Author : Haicheng Wang
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-05-12
Writing And The Ancient State written by Haicheng Wang and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-12 with History categories.
Writing and the Ancient State is a comparative study of the use of writing to create and maintain order in early states.
Perspectives On Teaching And Learning Chinese Literacy In China
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Author : Cynthia Leung
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-10-03
Perspectives On Teaching And Learning Chinese Literacy In China written by Cynthia Leung and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-03 with Education categories.
This is one of two volumes by the same editors that explore historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives on literacy in China. This volume focuses on Chinese literacy, while the other volume is on English literacy. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the country has witnessed a dramatic increase in its literacy rate, but not without challenges. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary look at changes in Chinese literacy education from ancient times to the modern day. Together, the essays address a wide array of topics, including early Chinese literacy development, children’s literature, foreign translated literature, and uses of information technology to teach Chinese. This authoritative text brings clarity and precision to the field and serves as a vital core resource for those who want to expand their understanding of Chinese literacy education. Its scope is unmatched even in academic literature in the Chinese language.
Writing And Literacy In Chinese Korean And Japanese
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Author : Insup Taylor
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2014-12-15
Writing And Literacy In Chinese Korean And Japanese written by Insup Taylor and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The book describes how the three East Asian writing systems-Chinese, Korean, and Japanese- originated, developed, and are used today. Uniquely, this book: (1) examines the three East Asian scripts (and English) together in relation to each other, and (2) discusses how these scripts are, and historically have been, used in literacy and how they are learned, written, read, and processed by the eyes, the brain, and the mind. In this second edition, the authors have included recent research findings on the uses of the scripts, added several new sections, and rewritten several other sections. They have also added a new Part IV to deal with issues that similarly involve all the four languages/scripts of their interest. The book is intended both for the general public and for interested scholars. Technical terms (listed in a glossary) are used only when absolutely necessary.
The Cambridge World History
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Author : Jerry H. Bentley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-09
The Cambridge World History written by Jerry H. Bentley and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-09 with History categories.
The era from 1400 to 1800 saw intense biological, commercial, and cultural exchanges, and the creation of global connections on an unprecedented scale. Divided into two books, Volume 6 of the Cambridge World History series considers these critical transformations. The first book examines the material and political foundations of the era, including global considerations of the environment, disease, technology, and cities, along with regional studies of empires in the eastern and western hemispheres, crossroads areas such as the Indian Ocean, Central Asia, and the Caribbean, and sites of competition and conflict, including Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean. The second book focuses on patterns of change, examining the expansion of Christianity and Islam, migrations, warfare, and other topics on a global scale, and offering insightful detailed analyses of the Columbian exchange, slavery, silver, trade, entrepreneurs, Asian religions, legal encounters, plantation economies, early industrialism, and the writing of history.
Ways With Words
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Author : Pauline Yu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Ways With Words written by Pauline Yu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Books and reading categories.
Inhalt: Ways with Words presents interpretive essays by scholars from different disciplines on seven core, premodern classical Chinese texts. The remarkable diversity of these works drawn from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history challenges the presumption of a monolithic Chinese tradition that has been promoted by scholars and popular culture alike, both in China and the West. The texts themselves include a poem from the Classic of Poetry compiled in the sixth century b.c.e.; passages from Mencius and Zhuangzi; the Heart Sutra; a poem by Du Fu and the Biography of Yingying by Yuan Zhen, both written during the Tang dynasty; and Notes on the Method for the Brush, a tenth-century text attributed to Jing Hao. Both the original Chinese versions and the translations are provided for each primary text. There are at least two essays when possible from scholars in different fields on each work. The volume as a whole demonstrates the various ways in which the modern Western reader can confront the impressive variety of texts from the classical Chinese tradition.