The Origin and Early Development of the Chinese Writing System

Summary

A paperback reprint making this book more attractive for use in the classroom. It describes the history of the Chinese writing system from the late Shang (ca. 1200 B.C.) when Chinese characters are first in evidence down to the script’s standardization and codification a millennium later in the Ch’in and Han (221 B.C.–A.D. 220).

Product details

• Authors: William Boltz
• Publisher: American Oriental Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780940490185
• ISBN: 978-0-940490-18-5
• No. of pages: 215
• Series: American Oriental Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics