History Of Thought Explain Of The Reform Of Punctuation (1916-1933)

At the end of the Qing Dynasty with the spread of Westernlearning,Liang Qi chao and other revolutionary intellectuals realizedthe importance of "new style", as the importance of punctuationmarks an important part of the new style also began to reflect the.Because the old punctuation is not complete, make punctuationnew become "one of the key steps in the new style", the modernpunctuation status began to rise. Develop new punctuation startedfrom the introduction of Western punctuation. The introduction ofWestern punctuation has experienced from the unconsciousrecords to try to imitate the comprehensive introduction process.With the introduction of Western punctuation, Pinyin movementperiod, reformers began to formulate new punctuation in this nation,and produced a series of reform about punctuation works, theseworks by introducing and imitating, inheritance and innovation ofthe way to develop new punctuation. Therefore, new punctuation isthe successor of the old punctuation and reference formulationbased on Western punctuation, is a product of the combination ofChinese and western. Modern literary revolution is the new intellectuals representedby Hu Shi’s attempts to improve the traditional literature, to achieveuniversal education, the dissemination of new ideas, awaken publicpurpose and initiated literary reform movement, punctuation reformis an important part of literary revolution. In1916, Hu Shi in"science"magazine published "on the punctuation and symbols",marks the start of punctuation reform. After the reform, the problemof punctuation, modern intellectuals, and intellectuals [1] in thispaper refers to Hu Shi as representative of the study background ofintellectuals, so it also has the background of studying abroad toMei Guangdi and Wu Mi as the representative of the “Xue hengSchool”in this column, and the academic circles usually put Xueheng school as a conservative point of view different. The oldintellectuals with Lin Shu as the representative of the no studybackground, although diligent in the spread of Western learning,but it was "outdated"intellectuals.A fierce debate on. The new intellectuals with Hu Shi as therepresentative of the positive publicity literature revolution, promotethe use of new punctuation; with Lin Shu as the representative ofthe old intellectuals opposed literary revolution, refused to use thenew punctuation. This reflects the fierce confrontation between theold and new ideas. In1919, Hu Shi and others to the Ministry of education "preparatory Mandarin reunification"(the period of theRepublic of China promoted the "national language"mechanism,attached to the Ministry of Education) submitted a"please issued new punctuation" bill, Congress resolution. InNovember29th the same year, Hu Shi made amendments to thebill, the list of symbols called"new punctuation".1920In February2nd the Ministry of education of the Bei yanggovernment had approved the bill, the bill has marked the birth ofnew punctuation, punctuation milepost is the process in the reform,the old intellectuals have been back. The bill enacted, newpunctuation has been a strong promotion, caused by "XuehengSchool" as the representative of the conservative new intellectualsdissatisfied, the differences between the new intellectuals."Xueheng School" that the implementation of the new punctuationis the traditional culture of violence, danger completely westernized,they should find a middle course between tradition andwesternization, to achieve the"flourishing the quintessence ofChinese culture, to absorb new knowledge". This and Hu Shi andcolleagues claim draw further apart,for which the two countrieshave also been intense debate.After the Northern Government Ministry of Education issued the new punctuation, did not receive the good effect. Due to theconservative opposition, New Punctuation meet once abolished,issued the "1933national government administrative court No.3510th order" and"national government order No.500th", a unifiednew punctuation,punctuation mark is completed the reform, withthe emergence of a large number of the new punctuationmonographs, and even the emergence of a number of punctuationmark the classics. In1949,after the founding of new Chineseproblem punctuation has been attached great importance, whichjustifies the punctuation reform,also has provided the condition forconvergence and between the new punctuation and modernpunctuation.Research methods of historical contextualism that interactiverelationship between text and context of subtle. If the debatebetween the intellectual punctuation reform era as the text ofpunctuation reform, the occurrence of these debates of the eraenvironment as punctuation reform context words, then through the"text" we can see the "context", that is through the punctuationreform can fully understand the conflict between the old and thenew thought of it reflect, then understand the ideologicalbackground of the transition from tradition to modern society inmodern China, which is an important reform of the ideological history of punctuation. Hu Shi and his coterie urges punctuationreform, aims to "popular education","the dissemination of newideas","the awakening", reflects the marginalization of intellectualchallenges to the center, also implies a transfer of deeper socialpower, which is the reform of the social significance of punctuation.The ideology and culture as a solution to social problems isChina traditional thinking mode [1] this view Mr Lin Yusheng in hisbook"Chinese awareness of the crisis-" five four "period of intenseanti Traditionalism" in detail, the author’s viewpoint is the inspirationand, in other words, the direct purpose of the punctuation of reformlies in the dissemination of new ideas, fundamental purpose.