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Literacy and script reform in occupation Japan : reading between the lines
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Japanese writing intermingles three different sets of characters, making it difficult to adapt to new technology. This book looks at why the Japanese have not reformed their orthography and why the...
Japanese writing intermingles three different sets of characters, making it difficult to adapt to new technology. This book looks at why the Japanese have not reformed their orthography and why the efforts at script reform that took place after World War II were defeated.
Details
- Creator
- J. Marshall Unger
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (x, 176 pages) : illustrations
- ISBNs
- 9780197722008, 0197722008, 9781280533693, 1280533692, 9780195356380, 0195356381, 0195101669
- OCLC
- ocn252604665, on1406786549
- Bibliography: p159-168. - Includes index.
- Previously issued in print: 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Contents; Transcription and Use of Japanese Words; 1. Introduction: Dreamers or Realists?; 2. Literacy in Japan up to 1945; 3. Script Reform from Within; 4. SCAP Steps In; 5. The Romaji Education Experiment; 6. Conclusion: The Most Literate Nation on Earth?; Appendix A: Halpern's Overview of the Romanization Issue; Appendix B: Trainor's Account of the Romaji Education Experiment; Appendix C: Calhoun's Key Memoranda on the Experiment's Results; Appendix D: Remarks on Archival Sources; Glossary of Japanese Terms; Notes; References; Index