Collection of Qian Xuantong (Volume 3): Chinese Character Reform and the National Language Movement

Author: Qian Xuantong
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Publish Date: 1999-05-01
Features: Among the pioneers of the May Fourth Literary Revolution, Qian Xuantong can be considered a valiant warrior and a bold vanguard. Although he was not the one to initiate the movement, he was the earliest to offer strong support to those who did. Encouraging the birth of new literary works and providing rewards and support was another historical contribution of Qian Xuantong during the May Fourth period. A prose novel in vernacular Chinese in the history of modern Chinese literature was created by Lu Xun under Qian Xuantong's urging. This book is the third volume of Qian Xuantong's collected works, focusing on the reform of Chinese characters and the National Language Movement.
Part Contents:
- Preface to Gao Yuan's The Science of National Sounds
- Postscript to Liu Fu's Summary of the Four Tones Experiment
- Phonetic Symbols and Modern National Language
- Postscript to Liu Fu's A Major Point of Contention in the National Language Issue
- Appendix: A Major Point of Contention in the National Language Issue
- The Chinese Character Revolution
- Proposal to Reduce the Number of Strokes in Current Chinese Characters
- Postscript to Li Jinhui's Proposal to Abolish Chinese Characters and Adopt a New Phonetic Script
- Appendix: Proposal to Abolish Chinese Characters and Adopt a New Phonetic Script
- Two Types of National Language Letters
- Appendix to Hu Shi's Foreword to the "Chinese Character Reform Issue"
- Appendix: Foreword to the "Chinese Language Monthly" Chinese Character Reform Issue
- The Evolution of Classical Chinese
- A Most Urgent Letter
- Discussion on the Differentiation of the Words "He" and "They"
- Proposal to Organize the "National Language Romanization Committee"
- Postscript to Li Jinhui's Proposal for the Ministry of Education to Order Schools Across the Nation to Use the New Script
- Appendix: Proposal for the Ministry of Education to Order Schools Across the Nation to Use the New Script
- Remarks on Xu Xiuwu's National Language Letter Penmanship Method
- The Chinese Character Revolution and Private Remarks on the Phonetic Symbols of National Language Folk Songs
- Advertisement for The National Language Weekly
- Editorial Statement for The National Language Weekly
- Regarding the Phonetic Symbols and Chinese Character Dictionary
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