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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

On the classification of the Chinese script

Abstract

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This dissertation examines the seemingly intractable controversies on the classification of the Chinese script from broader linguistic perspectives, delves into the reasons for the controversies, and provides a theoretical exposition and various pieces of empirical evidence for the argument that the Chinese script should be classified as a morphemic system of writing, as opposed to a syllabic or a morphosyllabic system of writing.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Language, Linguistics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Lai, Chiu-Yueh
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Cheng, Chin-Chuan

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1996 Lai, Chiu-Yueh
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
9780591198751
AAI9712343
(UMI)AAI9712343
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23792

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2026-07-22
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citation

Lai, Chiu-Yueh. On the classification of the Chinese script. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/23792