Potentially Pedagogically Useful 'Phonetics' in the Chinese Script: Their Identification and Characterization
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Date
1980-05
Authors
Kraemer, Stephen M.
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Abstract
In this dissertation, the Phonetic elements of
the Chinese script were examined ~or their potential
usefulness in the teaching and learning of Chinese
characters. A Potentially Pedagogically Useful (PPU)
Phonetic was defined as a Phonetic which indicates some
definite feature of pronunciation in all characters containing
it as a common element. In this way, it can
serve as a clue to the pronunciation of these characters,
and thus can serve as a potential aid for students learning
Chinese. With the above definition in mind, seven categories
of PPU Phonetics were established based upon the
description of the Chinese sound system given by J.
DeFrancis in Beginning Chinese. Next, some 858 Phonetic
Series of characters (as compiled by L. Wieger in Chinese
Characters) were examined for the existence of PPU
Phonetics. The result was the compilation of some 579
PPU Phonetics, comprising all seven categories, which
were presented in Chapter III of the study. Areas for further research were discussed in
the concluding section of the study, with the suggestion
being made to possibly extend the study to include the
identification of PPU Phonetics among the simplified
characters used in the People's Republic of China.
Description
126 pages
Keywords
Chinese instruction, Pedagogy, Phonetics