'Why Taiwan Matters': A Book Review

Expat literature History

August 14, 2011January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 3 Comments Aboriginal languages, Free China, hokkien, Japanese in Taiwan, KMT in Taiwan, Koxinga 國姓爺, linguistic rectification campaigns, linguistics, Qing history in Taiwan, Taiwan consciousness, Taiwan history, taiwanese language

By Owain Mckimm, Special to The Wild East Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse. Shelly Rigger Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (29 April 2011) ISBN: 978-1442204799 Pages 232 (Hardcover) Why Taiwan Matters is a strange title for a book. No one would write a book called Why America Matters, because

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Taiwan tries to untangle mangled (but fun) Chinglish

Language learning and linguistics

May 25, 2010January 13, 2015 Trista di Genova 4 Comments asia, Chinglish, Engrish, funny signs in Taiwan, linguistic rectification campaigns, pinyin standardization, translation software

By Dan Bloom, The Wild East Taiwan’s Commission for the Management of Language Use’s mission is to get rid of Chinglish, which irks fans of the island nation’s linguistic maladaptations For English speakers with subpar Mandarin Chinese language skills, daily life in Taiwan offers a confounding array of choices. At

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