Literacy and script reform in occupation Japan : reading between the lines / J. Marshall Unger
by Unger, J. Marshall
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 176 pages; 21cm : illustrations.Notes: Description based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Subjects: Japanese language Reform.Japanese language Orthography and spelling.Japanese language Writing. Japanese language Reform.Japanese language Orthography and spelling.Japanese language Writing. Japonais (Langue) Rforme. Japonais (Langue) Orthographe.Japonais (Langue) criture.FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Japanese. Japanese language Orthography and spelling.Japanese language Reform. Japanese language Writing. Japanese language Writing Japanese language Orthography and spelling. Japanese language Orthography and spelling. Japanese language Reform Japanese language WritingJapanese Language.Reform. Spelling.Orthography. Japanese language Writing systems
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- Literacy and script reform in occupation Japan : reading between the lines / J. Marshall Unger
- Author
- Unger, J. Marshall
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
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- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0195101669
- ISBN 13
- 9780195101669
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 1996
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