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The end of Hanzi/Kanji?

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chucknorrisman
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21 November 2010 at 5:32am | IP Logged 
CheeseInsider wrote:
Huliganov wrote:
By the way, what do Sinologists think: is there any point in even studying bopomofo now or should it be consigned to the gallery of historical curios?


It's worth studying if your keyboard is from Taiwan, or if you're hoping to teach Mandarin in Taiwan. If you're learning Mandarin in Taiwan through classes, you most likely will learn bopomofo. But in the mainland, knowing bopomofo won't be very useful.

Are people in Taiwan familiar with Pinyin?

Edited by chucknorrisman on 21 November 2010 at 5:33am
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CheeseInsider
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 Message 66 of 66
21 November 2010 at 12:57pm | IP Logged 
chucknorrisman wrote:
CheeseInsider wrote:
Huliganov wrote:
By the way, what do Sinologists think: is there any point in even studying bopomofo now or should it be consigned to the gallery of historical curios?


It's worth studying if your keyboard is from Taiwan, or if you're hoping to teach Mandarin in Taiwan. If you're learning Mandarin in Taiwan through classes, you most likely will learn bopomofo. But in the mainland, knowing bopomofo won't be very useful.

Are people in Taiwan familiar with Pinyin?


I'm sure that some are familiar with it. But few actually used it to learn characters. It's possible though for them to adopt Han Yu Pin Yin. I don't speak for all Taiwanese people of course. But speaking on behalf of my Taiwanese friends, and my family, there is certainly a distaste in Taiwan for anything that has to do with the Mainland. I think if bopomofo were to be replaced, there might be some resistance. I would welcome the change though...
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