Writing and Literacy in Chinese, Korean and Japanese: <strong>Revised edition</strong> (Studies in Written Language and Literacy)

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. Introduction -- Spoken Chinese -- Chinese Characters: Hanzi -- Meaning Representation In Characters -- Sound Representation By Characters -- History Of Education And Literacy In China -- Reforming Spoken And Written Chinese -- School, And Learning To Read In Chinese -- Korean Language -- Hancha: Chinese Characters -- Han'gŭl: Alphabetic Syllabary -- Learning And Using Han'gŭl -- Why Should Hancha Be Kept? -- History Of Education And Literacy In Korea -- Japanese Language -- Kanji: Chinese Characters -- Kana: Japanese Syllabary -- Rōmanji: Roman Letters -- Why Keep Kanji? -- History Of Mass Literacy In Japan -- Learning And Using Kanji And Kana -- The Japanese Educational System -- Eye Movements And Text Writing In East Asia -- Reading And The Brain -- East Asian Students In International Tests -- Logographic Characters Vs Phonetic Scripts. Insup Taylor, M. Martin Taylor. Revision Of Writing And Literacy In Chinese, Korean, And Japanese / Insup Taylor And M. Martin Taylor, C1995. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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. 0In 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 our interest. 0The book is intended both for the general public and for interested scholars. Technical terms (listed in a glossary) are used only when absolutely necessary This text is part of a series which aims to advance insight into the multifaceted character of written language, with special emphasis on its uses in different social and cultural settings. This edition focuses particularly on writing in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.