The esthetics of East Asian writing
[This is a guest post by S. Robert Ramsey. It is essentially an extended reply to two comments by Joanne Salton [here and here] to my post on "The cost of illiteracy in China". While I have the floor, I would like to point out the remarks by Ray Dillinger (with important qualifications by Julie Lee) which, considering the limited compass, are among the most sensible observations on the history of writing I've ever encountered. And now the floor is Bob's.] Read the rest of this entry »