Sound, Meaning, Shape
Münning, Mariana
One of the leading proponents of the radical linguistic reforms in 20th century
China, Wei Jiangong remains hardly known in the West. This book describes how Wei,
who was rooted in traditional philology and conceptualizing language as a tool,
helped to promulgate a standard language, led the compilation of the world¿s most
popular dictionary, and helped to drive script reform. While these measures were
characterized as violent intervent...