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Copyright © 2003 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hannas, Wm. C., 1946The writing on the wall: How Asian orthography curbs creativity / Willialn C. Hannas. p. em. (Encounters with Asia) ISBN 0-8122-3711-0 (cloth: alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Creation (Literary, artistic etc.). 2. Creative ability. 3. East Asia-Languages-Writing. I. Title. II. Series. P381.E18 H36 2003 495 dc21 2002075056 for Ha Thl Anh Thu whom history spared these linguistic travails [3.16.51.3] Project MUSE (2024-04-20 01:48 GMT) This page intentionally left blank ...

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