Sound Business: The Reality of Chinese Characters - Couverture souple

Philipsen, Philip

 
9780595356294: Sound Business: The Reality of Chinese Characters
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 059535629X ISBN 13 : 9780595356294
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

China and Japan are in the sound business-they just don't realize it. Not the kind of sound business usually associated with prosperous Asian economies, but the Chinese characters they use by the billions every day. For centuries Chinese characters have served as a powerful symbol of the cultural divide between east and west, but all that is about to change.Sound Business: The Reality of Chinese Characters, written by MA in Japanese Studies and Chinese Philip Philipsen, presents a whole new picture of Chinese characters seen in world perspective. And this is a world that sound makes go around. Get a rare insight into the real function, usage, etymology and true origin of Chinese characters, and be prepared to lose your breath as you discover our astonishing shared heritage.Mixing past and present avant-garde Japanese, Chinese and western research, Sound Business: The Reality of Chinese Characters takes you on a journey that will forever change the way you look at Chinese characters. Join the revolution!

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Présentation de l'éditeur

China and Japan are in the sound business-they just don't realize it. Not the kind of sound business usually associated with prosperous Asian economies, but the Chinese characters they use by the billions every day. For centuries Chinese characters have served as a powerful symbol of the cultural divide between east and west, but all that is about to change.Sound Business: The Reality of Chinese Characters, written by MA in Japanese Studies and Chinese Philip Philipsen, presents a whole new picture of Chinese characters seen in world perspective. And this is a world that sound makes go around. Get a rare insight into the real function, usage, etymology and true origin of Chinese characters, and be prepared to lose your breath as you discover our astonishing shared heritage.Mixing past and present avant-garde Japanese, Chinese and western research, Sound Business: The Reality of Chinese Characters takes you on a journey that will forever change the way you look at Chinese characters. Join the revolution!

Biographie de l'auteur

Philip Philipsen, educated at four top universities in Japan, Hong Kong and Denmark, and is MA in Japanese Studies and Chinese. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
059535629X
ISBN 13 
9780595356294
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
Coordonnées du fabricant
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