Unification or standardization of SCH and TCH has been set to be the goal.

Kevin Yang wrote:

... In my opinion, SCH and TCH is a set of problems we created for ourselves and it went beyond what is considered as a simple matter in Chinese language. It is the high time to compromise by each party and standardize the Chinese writing system into one so as to make the life of Chinese users and learners easier and make the communication more effective and efficient.

David Shen wrote:

I have two boys.

To the parents, they complain that the brother has got a better toy. When there comes a girl, each of them claims he has got a better toy.

Now it's up to the girl to decide which is a the better boy with a better toy. They do say that the bigger the boy, the bigger the toy.


PS
Wenjer, do girls do that too?

Shirley Hou wrote:

最优美的是文言文，可惜不可能普及

历史发展到现在，谁取代谁恐怕都不现实，我觉得现在这样挺好。繁体字不会写，但也看得懂，没有关系啊。老百姓习惯怎么样用，我觉得这恐怕不是学者或政府可以轻松改变的。尊重就好啊。

Kevin Yang wrote:

Hello, All

Unification or standardization of SCH and TCH has been set to be the goal in the recent conference held in Beijing, which drew the scholars from China, South Korean, Japan, and other regions. For the detailed report, please read:

http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-inst-news.php?nt_seq_id=1618694

In my opinion, SCH and TCH is a set of problems we created for ourselves and it went beyond what is considered as a simple matter in Chinese language. It is the high time to compromise by each party and standardize the Chinese writing system into one so as to make the life of Chinese users and learners easier and make the communication more effective and efficient.

对于翻译来说，这也可能是一个双刃剑，会断了一条赚钱的财路。从大局考虑，利还是大于弊。

Kevin

David Shen wrote:

要统一文字并不难，使用简体和繁体的人们现在讨价还价一番，能达到某种程度的折衷方案后，把笔划改动一下就基本上可流行了。

难的是要统一语音，目前两岸三地的现状，语音一直以来就是个很明显的因素。要说中国的发展之快已经感到语言阻碍了发展速度的话，拖后腿的主要是语音。谁要是在三十年内能把中文的语音基本统一了，统一到各式英语或西班牙语的程度，秦始皇都会甘拜下风。 别的不说，同样的人名，大陆、香港和台湾拼出来的就是不一样。

Wenjer Leuschel wrote:
语音很难统一

David Shen wrote:


我见了PK兄的面也只好说英文，见了你还不知道该说什么呢？

David Shen wrote:

我一见面就想听你问我：“你拿来的礼物是什么？”
然后再说：“竟然是一篮子烂南瓜？”

我们请黄河以北的同仁们做裁判。

Robert Cai wrote:

I don't think this is likely to happen, at least in the short term. I don't know if Wenjer has problems reading SC, but I do find it difficult - if not possible at all - to read TC. So the problem is: who is going to compromise?