2010/03/01 by Basile Zimmermann · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Computer Science · #Multilingual Education and Policy #Digital Communication and Language #Chinese history and philosophy
paper · doi:10.2752/175470710x12593419555126
openalex publication_date 2010/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/04/04
This article discusses the difference between two ideas of what written language can be—the Roman alphabet versus Chinese characters—and what happens when this difference is embodied in everyday devices such as computers or mobile phones in the People's Republic of China today.The article's main argument is that this highly contrasted opposition brings to light an alternative to the problem of the concept of “culture,” in the context of the design and use of artifacts, if we consider it as being related to a specific set of phenomena characterized by the presence of lower-level cultural elements.