Writing Systems - Second edition - Geoffrey Sampson
Pros and cons of logography
Writing Systems - Second edition - Geoffrey Sampson
Geoffrey Sampson [+]
University of South Africa
Geoffrey Sampson is Professor Emeritus at Sussex University and a Research Fellow in the Linguistics Department at the University of South Africa. His most recent book is Grammar Without Grammaticality (2014, with Anna Babarczy).
Description
This chapter examines recent language-reform movements in China and then moves on to a general consideration of the pros and cons of Chinese-style writing.