Thinking in Chinese : an American's journey into the Chinese mind / Jeffrey G. Brown ; artwork by Linda Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Jeffrey G. (Jeffrey Gordon), author.

Contributor:

Wang, Linda, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and culture--China.

Language and culture.

Psycholinguistics.

Chinese language--Philosophy.

Chinese language.

Chinese language--Psychological aspects.

China.

Psycholinguistics--China.

Physical Description:

133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : JB Linguistic Works, [2002]

Summary:

In this simple and elegant narrative, Dr. Jeffrey Brown demonstrates that the nature of our particular language profoundly influences the way that we think. His subject is the Chinese culture, and the influence of the Chinese language on the structure of Chinese thought. During the course of this book, as the author travels abroad, studies Chinese and visits with various individuals, he learns that "science" is only one way of thinking, and that it has its roots in Western languages. The unique organization of the Chinese language forms the psychological basis for thinking in Chinese.

Contents:

1) Language and Thought 9

2) The Chinese Character; The Difference between English and Chinese 19

3) The Number of Chinese Characters; A Brief History of China 24

4) Character Combinations and the Art of Chinese Stir-fry 33

5) Relationship among Chinese Characters; Philosophy of Confucius 41

6) Chinese Medicine and Correlative Thinking 56

7) Conversation with Dr. Chang 67

8) Chinese Pharmacopoeia; The Number of Chinese Herbs 78

9) Confucian Philosophy and the Hierarchy of Chinese Herbs; Language, Philosophy and Medicine: An Overview 85

10) A Child's Perspective: The Relation between Sound and Symbol 91

11) The Monastery; A Moment of Solitude; The Connection between Language and Thought 104.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-132).

ISBN:

097258840X

9780972588409

OCLC:

53035696