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In this CIHK webinar, we will discuss the material conditions of and historical background to the use of Classical Chinese or Literary Sinitic in writing-mediated brush conversation between literati of Sinitic engaged in cross-border communication within Sinographic East Asia or the Sinographic cosmopolis, which corresponds with today’s China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan (including Okinawa, formerly the Ryukyu Kingdom) and Vietnam. Compared with speech as a modality of communication, real-time writing-mediated interaction between talking humans, synchronously face-to-face, seems uncommon. In any society, speaking is premised on one condition: the interlocutors must have at least one shared spoken language at their disposal, but even then, there are circumstances under which speaking is either physically not feasible or socially inappropriate. Could writing function as an alternative modality of communication when speaking is not an option due to the absence of a shared spoken language, as in cross-border communication settings? Whereas real-time writing-mediated face-to-face interaction is rare where a regional lingua franca was known to exist (e.g., Latin and Arabic), there is ample historical evidence of literati of Classical Chinese or Literary Sinitic from different parts of Sinographic East Asia conducting ‘silent conversation’, synchronously and interactively in writing mode using brush, ink, and paper. Such a pattern of writing-assisted interaction is still practiced and observable in pen-assisted conversation – pen-talk – between Chinese and Japanese speakers today, thanks to the pragma-linguistic affordance of morphographic, non-phonographic sinograms (i.e., Chinese characters and Japanese kanji). We will outline the historical spread of Classical Chinese or Sinitic texts from the ‘center’ to the ‘peripheries’, and the historical background to the acquisition of literacy in Sinitic by the people there. Their shared knowledge of Sinitic helps explain why, for well over a thousand years until the 1900s, literati from these places were able to speak their mind by engaging in ‘Sinitic brush-talk’ 漢文筆談 in cross-border communication.
Even date: 13/5/2022
Speaker: Prof. David C. S. Li
Hosted by: Confucius Institute of Hong Kong, Department of Chinese Culture
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language and Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Chinese characters History Chinese language -- Written Chinese Written communication China East Asia
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- Video
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Estonian Academy Publishers issues seven open access scientific journals, peer-reviewed, indexed and abstracted in international review publications and databases. All journals have an international Editorial board. Publications of the Estonian Academy Publishers cover almost all important areas of contemporary science. Our journals are peer reviewed and recognized by the Estonian Research Council and the Estonian Committee of Science Compentence as journals meeting international scientific standards.
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- Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Archeology, Mathematics and Statistics, Biology, and Foreign Language Learning
- Keywords:
- Science Periodicals Uralic languages Ecology Mathematics Archaeology Technology Chemistry Social sciences Europe -- Baltic Sea Region Engineering Humanities Geology History Physics
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- e-journal
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"Since the 18th century, the historical study of "Indians," "Natives," and "Aboriginals" in universities and colleges was contextualized within the story of colonization and growing European influence. Whatever justification might be mustered for that practice, it had real and dire effects: Canadians -- including many Indigenous people -- came to understand Indigenous histories as tangential, small, unimportant, and even a blind alley. This kind of thinking enabled Canadian authorities and citizens to regard Indigenous communities as being "without history," as in, outside of history, which we can agree in modern times is simply untrue, as this book strives to show. The preface introduces you to some of the practices and challenges of Indigenous history, focusing on the nature and quality of sources, innovative historical methodologies, and the leading historiographical trends (that is, what historians are thinking very broadly and what they have studied in the last decade or four). It turns, then, to histories of Indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere before ca. 1500. The twelve chapters that follow are arranged under three headings: Commerce and Allies, Engaging Colonialism, and Culture Crisis Change Challenge. And there is a thirteenth chapter that brings us deep enough into the twenty-first century to allow a visit with two of the most important recent developments in Canadian civic life: Idle No More and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Both of these processes arose from the failures of colonialism and the resilience of Indigenous communities. They reveal, therefore, as much about the history of Canada as they do of the historical experiences of Indigenous peoples"--BCcampus website.
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- Area Studies
- Keywords:
- Canada Indigenous peoples History
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- e-book
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Throughout design history, there have been multiple styles that adopted the grid as their own. One of them is the International Typographic Style. Learn more about the Swiss Style, which used the grid to organize content.
- Subjects:
- Interactive and Digital Media
- Keywords:
- History Graphic design (Typography)
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- Others
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If you ever wondered about grids, this article covers everything from their origin to how to design with them. As the foundation of any visual design, grids have become essential for composing layouts. This tool will help you create an organized and cohesive page. Check out this article to learn more.
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- Typography and Design Elements
- Keywords:
- Layout (Printing) History Graphic design (Typography) Grids (Typographic design)
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- Others
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Do you want to learn a bit more about the history of sans serifs? The last few years have brought a lot of changes in branding. Many companies were shifting from serif fonts to sans serifs. Check out this article to learn more about the reasons behind it.
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- Typography and Design Elements
- Keywords:
- Type type-founding History
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- Others
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Typography has a fascinating history and it’s come a long way to become what it is today. Learn the history of type starting from the earliest engravings, the printing press revolution, its impact in the Midcentury Modernism, and all through to today.
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- Typography and Design Elements
- Keywords:
- Type type-founding History
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- Others
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Others
Display fonts are essential if you're looking to create a certain atmosphere and feeling in your design. In this article, get familiar with the history of display fonts and how they came to be so popular.
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- Typography and Design Elements
- Keywords:
- Type type-founding History Graphic design (Typography)
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- Others
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Others
This website provides knowledge of different Chinese histories and covers the topic of : (1) Inventions & Science-Printing Press (2) Taiping Rebellion (3) Ming Dynasty (4) Qin Dynasty (5) Han Dynasty (6) Tang Dynasty (7) Shang Dynasty (8) Skill Road (9) 8 Parties so wild they made it into history books (10) Greeks may have influenced China's terra cotta army (11) 7 historical treasures discovered by accident
- Course related:
- APSS1H34C Governing China Politics and Legal System
- Subjects:
- Chinese Studies
- Keywords:
- China History
- Resource Type:
- Others
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The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: An Introduction is a peer-reviewed chronological survey of the LGBTQ fight for equal rights from the turn of the 20th century to the early 21st century. Illustrated with historical photographs, the book beautifully reveals the heroic people and key events that shaped the American LGBTQ rights movement. The book includes personal narratives to capture the lived experience from each era, as well as details of essential organizations, texts, and court cases that defined LGBTQ activism and advocacy.
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- Sociology
- Keywords:
- Lesbians Gay liberation movement Gay rights Gays United States History Textbooks
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- e-book
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