Table of Contents

Part 1: patterns of growths; why the script delayed the technology; the typewriter age; the Kana typewriter; office automation; romanisation - a serious alternative? implications of the technology - a local reading. Part 2: some early case studies; early reactions; outside the office; a continuing trajectory. Part 3: increase in number of printed documents; standardisation; Kanji overload; revival of complex Kanji; Kanji mistakes; Ategi and Muimigo; forgetting Kanji; the changing view of Kanji; the role of the national language council; the long-term outlook. Part 4: the personal letter; the handwriting complex; the written word - written how? same lifestyle consequences for the user; consumerism; changes in the work force. Part 5: essentialism and internationalisation; language nationalism; the script factor; Kanji on the Internet.

About the Author

Nanette Gottlieb

Reviews

'This book provides illuminating insights into the far-reaching effects of the technology we use every day.' - The Japan Society