WORD-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IN JAPAN by Nanette Gottlieb ( 9780700712229 )

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WORD-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IN JAPAN
KANJI AND THE KEYBOARD

By:

Nanette Gottlieb

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Hardback

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0700712224

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9780700712229

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

22 June, 2000

Pages:

236

Description:

Deals with an issue relating to the use of script in Japan, which has the potential to reshape future script policy through the mediation of both orthographic practices and social relations. It tells of the impact of the adoption of word-processing technology capable of handling Japanese script.

Synopsis:

This book deals with a topical issue relating to the use of script in Japan, one which has the potential to reshape future script policy through the mediation of both orthographic practices and social relations. It tells the story of the impact of one of the most significant technological breakthroughs in Japan in the latter part of this century: the invention and rapid adoption of word-processing technology capable of handling Japanese script in a society where the nature of that script had previously mandated handwriting as the norm. The ramifications of this technology in both the business and personal spheres have been wide-ranging, extending from changes to business practices, work profiles, orthography and social attitudes to writing through to Japan's ability to construct a substantial presence on the Internet in recent years.

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