Communications to the Editor

Unger responds to Mikiso Hane's review of his book "Literacy and Script Reform in Occupation Japan." He refute's Hane's baseless misconception that "kanji have the advantage of serving as pictograms and ideograms," concluding that Hane did not give his book a full...

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Published in:The Journal of Asian studies 2001-11, Vol.60 (4), p.1115-1115
Main Author: J Marshall Unger
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian studies
Communications to the Editor
Education reform
Hane, Mikiso
Literacy
Occupations
Orthography reform
Pictographs
Writing
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Summary:Unger responds to Mikiso Hane's review of his book "Literacy and Script Reform in Occupation Japan." He refute's Hane's baseless misconception that "kanji have the advantage of serving as pictograms and ideograms," concluding that Hane did not give his book a full or unbiased reading.
ISSN:0021-9118
1752-0401
DOI:10.2307/2700022