The Writing on the Wall: How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity

Contents

• Introduction

1. Japan's Creative Imitations
2. Sources of Chinese Innovation
3. Korean Technology Transfer
4. Asia's Creativity Problem
5. The Anatomy of Creativity
6. Creativity and the Alphabet
7. Asia's Orthographic Tradition
   • Chinese Writing sample chapter
   • Japan's Mixed Script
   • Korea's "Alphabet"
   • Writing Reform in East Asia
   • Vietnam's Unfinished Reform
8. The Concrete Nature of Asian Writing
9. The Impact of Language on Creativity
10. Chinese Characters and Creativity
11. Creativity and East Asian Society
12. Conclusion

• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Acknowledgments