New research on the adoption and transformation of Chinese writing
Norbert Francis
June 2020 

A major study has been released on the emergence in East Asia of the logo- graphic, or logo-syllabic, writing systems inherited from Chinese writing, attending primarily to the adaptations and innovations implemented in Korea, Vietnam, Japan and by speakers of the Tai languages of Southern China and Northern Vietnam. It contributes to our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms, of how speakers of different languages trans- formed the character script. The book points to overarching research prob- lems concerning the relationship between language and writing, how aspects of this relationship are based on universal principles of learning exemplified in bilingual literacy. The research questions presented by the author will ultimately help us better understand literacy learning and the nature of reading and writing ability in general.

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Published in:	Chinese Language and Discourse
keywords:	literary sinitic, spoken vernacular, linguistic typology, morpheme, syllable, china, morphology
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