Chapter 33 newborn Chinese language

The so-called Chinese characters and Chinese characters in China are no longer the stuff of everyone in China. In ancient times, no matter which country, there were only a few people who could use writing, but now that education has become popular, writing has been shared by everyone in any country that is called a civilized country.But in China, only about two-tenths of the population can read and write, and of course even fewer can write.Can it still be said that words have something to do with all of us? Some people may say that these two tenths of the special citizens embrace Chinese culture and represent the Chinese public.I don't think that's true.Such a minority is not enough to represent the Chinese people.Just like among the Chinese, there are people who eat bird’s nest and shark’s fin, sell red pills, and get kickbacks, but it cannot be said that all Chinese are eating bird’s nest and shark’s fin, selling red pills, and getting kickbacks.Otherwise, a Zheng Xiaoxu [2] could really bring all the "kingly ways" to Manchuria.

We should take the majority as the basis and say that China has no written language. Such a country that doesn't even have words is getting worse day by day.I think it is unnecessary for me to give an example. Just because there are no words, intellectuals have long felt uneasy.The vernacular newspapers in the late Qing Dynasty were run, and the May Fourth period was called the "Literary Revolution" for this reason.But I only know that writing is difficult, and I haven't realized that China has no writing.This year's advocacy of the revival of classical Chinese is also for this reason. He knows that the current machine gun is a sharp weapon, but because he has always been lazy, he has never cheered up, and he wants to get lucky when he is in danger, so he has no choice but to dream of the Broadsword Squad.

The failure of the Broadsword Squad was obvious. In only two years, no one had come to make ninety-nine steel swords and send them to the army [3].But the appearance of the classical Chinese team is useless, it is very slow and hidden, and it still has a lifespan. Contrary to the backtracking of advocating classical Chinese, it is the current advocacy of popular Chinese, but it has not yet encountered the fundamental problem: China has no written language.It was not until the Latinization proposal appeared that the key to solving the problem was grasped. Opposition, of course there must be big ones, special people's rules, he can't be moved.Greeley [4] advocated the theory of earthquakes, and Darwin [5] said the theory of evolution, which shook the foundation of religion and morality. It is not surprising that they were attacked; What does it have to do with all social systems, but it has also been attacked for a lifetime.But what was the result?The result: blood circulating in the body!

If the Chinese want to survive in this world, those scholars who know the names of the "Thirteen Classics" will be of no use to the literati who are "green in wine". For nothing.Then, if we want to survive, we must first remove the nodules that hinder the spread of intelligence: non-language and square characters.If you don't want everyone to sacrifice the old characters, you have to sacrifice the old characters.Which side to go, this is not as criticized by the sneers, it is only the success or failure of the advocates of Latinization, but it is about the survival of the Chinese people.I don't think it will take long to get proof.

As for the more detailed opinions on Latinization, I am generally similar to Hua Yu's "Menwaiwentan" serialized in "Freedom Tan", so I won't say much here.I also agree with the difficulty of the future of popular language that all sneers ridicule; but I think that even if it is difficult, we still have to do it; the more difficult it is, the more we have to do it.Reform has never been smooth sailing. The sneer's approval is after seeing results. If you don't believe it, you can look at the time when the vernacular was advocated. September twenty-fourth. CC

[1] This article was originally published on October 13, 1934, No. 36, Volume 1, Shanghai "New Life" Weekly, signed by Gong Khan. [2] Zheng Xiaoxu (1860-1938), styled Su Kan, was born in Minhou, Fujian.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, he served as the inspector and chief minister of Guangdong; after the Revolution of 1911, he regarded himself as an "old man".After the founding of the Puppet Manchukuo in March 1932, he served as prime minister and head of the Ministry of Culture and Education, etc., advocating "kingly politics" and serving as a tool for Japanese imperialism to invade China.

〔3〕Regarding the matter of giving steel swords to the army, according to the "Declaration" on April 12, 1933: "Song Zheyuan of the 29th Army fought in a bloody battle at Xifeng, and killed the enemy with a sword, shocking the world. Here is Wang Shujun custom-made sword Ninety-nine handles, donate to the army." See "Pseudo-Liberation Book "Using Barbarians to Control Barbarians". [4] G Galileo (G Galileo, 1564-1642) interpreted Galileo, an Italian physicist and astronomer.Since 1609, he made his own telescope to observe and study celestial bodies, confirmed Copernicus' theory of the center of the earth revolving around the sun (earthquake theory), overturned the theory of heavenly movement with the earth as the center of the universe, and gave the European Middle Ages Theocracy dealt a fatal blow, so it was persecuted by the Holy See.

[5] Darwin (CR Darwin, 1809-1882) British biologist, founder of the theory of evolution.In his book published in 1859, he proposed a theory of evolution based on natural selection, which destroyed various idealistic theories of creation, teleology, and biological immutability, and dealt a serious blow to religion.Therefore, he was discriminated against and excluded by the clerical faction and the Paris Academy of Sciences. [6] Harvey (W Harvey, 1578-1657) interpreted Harvey, a British medical scientist.He confirmed the phenomenon of blood circulation based on experimental research, and laid a scientific foundation for the development of animal physiology and embryology.