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Ideogram : Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning / J. Marshall Unger.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780824826567
  • 9780824845681
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 495.1/11 21
LOC classification:
  • PL1171
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Agony and bliss -- 2. Cryptograms vs. pictograms -- 3. The Great Wall of China and other exotic fables -- 4. Dave Barry vs. the intellectuals -- 5. How would a magician memorize Chinese characters? -- 6. Lord Chesterfield and the Mandarins -- 7. Where do hunches come from? -- 8. In the basement under the Chinese Room -- 9. Converging strands: can ''ideogram'' be salvaged? -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: 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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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780824845681

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Agony and bliss -- 2. Cryptograms vs. pictograms -- 3. The Great Wall of China and other exotic fables -- 4. Dave Barry vs. the intellectuals -- 5. How would a magician memorize Chinese characters? -- 6. Lord Chesterfield and the Mandarins -- 7. Where do hunches come from? -- 8. In the basement under the Chinese Room -- 9. Converging strands: can ''ideogram'' be salvaged? -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)