Search for dissertations about: "David Branner"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words David Branner.

2. 1. Long Story of Short Forms : The Evolution of Simplified Chinese Characters

   Author : Roar Bökset; Torbjörn Lodén; David Branner; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Chinese language; Kinesiska;

   Abstract : A script reform was carried out in China between 1955 and 1964 by simplifying the shape of a number of characters. Most of the simplified forms adopted had already been in popular use for a long time before this reform, while a few were invented for the occasion.One objective of this dissertation is to estimate the proportion of invented forms. READ MORE