Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity

Chinese - A Logosyllabic Script

Educational 1 June 2020 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E5: The Chinese script and its derivatives are used by more than 1.5 billion people around the world; popular myths about Chinese writing as one discovers the earliest evolutions of Chinese characters; the five sign groups found in Chinese.

Educational 1 June 2020 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.