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> do people using ideographic languages write more? A related question is if people using ideographic languages write electronically when they do, and I suspec
by jhanschoo 7y ago
> do people using ideographic languages write more?
A related question is if people using ideographic languages write electronically when they do, and I suspect yes.
Language Log has several articles on the phenomenon where Chinese seem to be forgetting how to write characters due to IT input methods. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=7142 https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=7142
- thaumasiotes 7y agoHandwriting isn't exactly uncommon in China. Nobody's forgetting how to write characters they write all the time, and if they do need to write a character they can't quite remember, they can squiggle something and rely on the reader to understand it. Handwriting is actually a moderate-level problem for me -- I can't recognize most handwritten characters. Often a special handwriting form will be used.