Question

What was the great advantage of the Chinese written language?

Answer 1

It made the written language a strong cultural force. It was a common link between the educated elite across many parts of Asia.

Explanation:

The development of the early Chinese language it difficult to discern. Written text is very important in Chinese culture and is a way of communicating that gets around the problem of local dialect. Many spoken Chinese dialects are incomprehensible to other Chinese speakers. Common written word breaks down barriers and makes a cohesive cultural force.

Chinese became the "Lingua Franca" of Asia. People who wrote well and articulately became important in Society, developing an educated elite. The characters of the Chinese language give additional shades of meaning to the words that are unavailable to other languages.

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