Ideogram: Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning
Ideogram: Chinese Characters and the Myth of Disembodied Meaning By J. Marshall Unger
2003 | 214 Pages | ISBN: 0824827600 | PDF | 3 MB
2003 | 214 Pages | ISBN: 0824827600 | PDF | 3 MB
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.