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Release Date:31 Oct 2003
ISBN:9780824827601
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Ideogram

Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning

University of Hawaii Press

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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