BOOKS - Ideogram: Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning
US $9.58
887873
887873
Ideogram: Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning
Author: J. Marshall Unger
Year: November 1, 2003
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.9 MB
Language: English
Year: November 1, 2003
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.9 MB
Language: English
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.