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Forum: Reading and Writing 24th December 2006, 10:01 AM

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DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Views: 5,389

Posted By gato


Re: DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Wushijiao has my copy of "Fact and Fantasy," so maybe he can chime in. De Francis obviously does
not advocate the abolishment of Chinese characters. He's the author of Chinese textbooks and...



Forum: Reading and Writing 14th December 2006, 02:23 PM

Replies: 71

DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Views: 5,389

Posted By gato


Re: DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Without knowing anything about Latinxua Sin Wenz, I can just about read it. It's not hard because
it doesn't have any classical Chinese 文言文, meaning it's close to the spoken language, not
surprising...



Forum: Reading and Writing 14th December 2006, 12:49 PM

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DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Views: 5,389

Posted By gato


Re: DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Come on. There are 文言文 in that passage:
"Jīnrén fāng wéi dāozǔ, wǒ wéi yúròu, hé cí wéi?"

You can't expect people to understand 成语 and 文言文 written in pinyin. Try a dialog from a
soap opera and...



Forum: Reading and Writing 14th December 2006, 11:08 AM

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DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Views: 5,389

Posted By gato


Re: DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

That's why most Chinese people didn't write until the advent of cell phones and the internet.
Technology has allowed many more Chinese to express themselves in writing (and has allowed many
more...



Forum: Reading and Writing 30th June 2006, 12:06 PM

Replies: 71

DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Views: 5,389

Posted By gato


Yes, Chinese teachers and parents are...

Yes, Chinese teachers and parents are slavedrivers. We had to memorize the multiplication table in
first grade, too. :roll:



Forum: Reading and Writing 30th June 2006, 05:44 AM

Replies: 71

DeFrancis article on Chinese writing reform

Views: 5,389

Posted By gato


I looked into a related question before and found...

I looked into a related question before and found that a mainland student is expected to recognize
1600-1800 characters by the end of second grade and 2500 characters by the end of fourth grade...



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