Character: The inherent form of Chinese language and Huaxia civilization: The inherent form of Chinese language and Huaxia civilization

Author: Meng Hua
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book inherits the stance of the "linguistic turn" in Chinese academia over the past few decades, attempting to further transform China's academic linguistic issues into textual issues. It seeks to liberate writing from language, arguing that writing is not merely a means of recording language but also a way of viewing language. Thus, it systematically proposes a theory of Chinese character semiotics, with the main purpose of correcting the "de-Chinese" tendency in Chinese academia since the May Fourth Movement. It strives to restore the autonomy of Chinese characters and examines how they have become the fundamental conditions and constructive forces of the Chinese language and culture.