Word-Processing Technology in Japan: Kanji and the KeyboardRoutledge, 2013 M09 5 - 219 pages 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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... problem for machine production of documents . The nature of the Japanese script , in particular the use of a large set of kanji ( Chinese characters ) , for a long time worked against office automation , to the extent that Japan did not ...
... problem . It will present the story of the development and consequences of a technology long desired , rapidly diffused and now enabling Japan to construct a global presence through the Internet . Patterns of growth Let me begin by ...
... problem of how to produce printed documents in Japanese had been addressed in an effective and realistic manner . Perhaps the best way to appreciate the significance of this breakthrough is to compare the English - language experience ...
... problem of how to indicate not only the pronunciation of Japanese words ( which of course the Chinese characters could not do ) but also the verbal and adjectival inflections and postpositions not found in Chinese . Both scripts now ...
... problems for input and output . The fax machine was developed as one way around the problem of input ( Unger 1987 : 165 ; Kodama 1991 : 13 ) but not , of course , of output . Typing skills 10 FROM MANUSCRIPT TO MONITOR The "Typewriter Age'
Contents
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Early Days | 39 |
Changes in Writing Habits and their | 71 |
Some Cultural Consequences | 133 |
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Implications for International | 179 |
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References | 205 |
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