ISBN: 9780282562489 - the chinese repository, vol. 7: november, 1838 (classic reprint) (3 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the Chinese system of writing. It analyzes the nature and character of its characters, which have perplexed many sinologists, and in doing so reveals the true cause of this embarrassment. The author demonstrates that the Chinese characters do not, separately or collectively, constitute a language. Instead, they act as a written language, representing the words of the Chinese language through the mental ear, not the mental eye. The author terms this "lexigraphy," arguing that the system can only be fully understood by recognizing this principle. The core of the book posits that the Chinese characters only present ideas as connected to the words in which language has clothed them, demonstrating the characters' connection to sound, not as the letters of our alphabet, but as the groups formed by them when joined together in the form of words. Through this lens, the book offers a new perspective on Chinese writing, challenging traditional ideographic interpretations and shedding light on the relationship between sound and symbol in Chinese. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…