Human Bodily Gestures and the Formation of Chinese Characters.

Tong, John S.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Human Bodily Gestures and the Formation of Chinese Characters

Tong, John S.

Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 11, 1, 39-47, Feb 76

This article discusses the relationship between human gestures and the development of Chinese characters. The four main principles of Chinese writing are outlined, and the characters are discussed in terms of whole bodily attitudes, spatial relationships, and foot and manual gestures. (CLK)

Descriptors: Body Language, Chinese, Diachronic Linguistics, Human Posture, Ideography, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Symbolic Language, Writing (Composition), Written Language

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