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Questions on the origin of writing: SPP 26
Posted by site admin on 17 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: China, Chinese characters, Sino-Platonic Papers, languages, oracle bones, writing systems
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Sino-Platonic Papers has rereleased another issue related to the history of writing: Questions on the Origins of Writing Raised by the Silk Road (1.0 MB PDF), by Jao Tsung-i (Ráo Zōngyí, 饒宗頤) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
This work focuses especially on the use of two symbols, shown at right, in China and elsewhere.
This is issue no. 26 of Sino-Platonic Papers. It was first published in September 1991.
additional reading:
- Jao Tsung-i, a Web site in Mandarin
- Jao Tsung-i, Wikipedia
Reviews of books on oracle bones, language and script, violence in China, etc.: SPP
Posted by site admin on 22 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Buddhism, China, Chinese, Chinese characters, Classical Chinese, Hanyu, India, Mandarin, Sino-Platonic Papers, Victor H. Mair, dialect, dictionary, languages, linguistics, oracle bones, pinyin, writing systems
Sino-Platonic Papers has rereleased the third volume in its series of book reviews: Reviews III (8.3 MB PDF).
This volume was first published in October 1991.
The main topics of the books in this volume are
- Violence in China
- Scientific Stagnation in Traditional China.
- Oracle Shell and Bone Inscriptions (OSBIs)
- Proto-Language And Culture
- Language and Script
- Reference Tools for Sinitic Languages
- Literature and the Life of Peking
- Religion and Philosophy
- Words
- The New World
- “Barbarian” Business
- South Asia
- Miscellaneous
For those who hesitate to download such a large file without knowing which books were reviewed, you may consult the table of contents (small HTML file).
