Literacy and script reform in occupation Japan : reading between the lines / J. Marshall Unger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Unger, J. Marshall, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese language--Reform.

Japanese language.

Japanese language--Writing.

Japanese language--Orthography and spelling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 176 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Japanese writing intermingles three different sets of characters, making it difficult to adapt to new technology. This book looks at why the Japanese have not reformed their orthography and why the efforts at script reform that took place after World War II were defeated.

Contents:

Contents; Transcription and Use of Japanese Words; 1. Introduction: Dreamers or Realists?; 2. Literacy in Japan up to 1945; 3. Script Reform from Within; 4. SCAP Steps In; 5. The Romaji Education Experiment; 6. Conclusion: The Most Literate Nation on Earth?; Appendix A: Halpern's Overview of the Romanization Issue; Appendix B: Trainor's Account of the Romaji Education Experiment; Appendix C: Calhoun's Key Memoranda on the Experiment's Results; Appendix D: Remarks on Archival Sources; Glossary of Japanese Terms; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Bibliography: p159-168. - Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772200-8

1-280-53369-2

0-19-535638-1

OCLC:

252604665