The inaudible power in modern Chinese language education
Epistemic Coloniality and Politics of Knowledge in Punctuation Marks Reform
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| ID | 3288692 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Chushan Wu (0000-0002-7925-1915, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Xiang Hong (0009-0006-7273-008X, Zhejiang Normal University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Páginas | 1-12 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-09-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01596306.2025.2557897 |
| OpenAlex | W4414437113 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 30 |
This paper critically examines the role of punctuation marks in modern Chinese language reform, arguing that these seemingly neutral grammatical tools have deep implications for the politics of knowledge and epistemic coloniality. By tracing the historical introduction of punctuation marks into Chinese writing and reading, this study explores how their adoption not only reorganized text but also reshaped knowledge production. Drawing from postcolonial theories, the paper interrogates how punctuation acts as a mechanism of ‘visual rationality’, privileging clarity and objectivity deeply rooted in the Western epistemology and knowledge while marginalizing the sensibilities of classic Chinese embodied, (w)holistic reasoning. Through a focus on ‘epistemicide’, the paper situates punctuation as a subtle yet powerful force in the colonial reconfiguration of knowledge. It concludes by calling for a reexamination of how such ‘minor’ elements of language reform perpetuate broader global hierarchies and obscure other forms of epistemologies in education and literacy practices
Critical discourse analysis · Critical theory · Discourse analysis · Politics · Power structure · Punctuation · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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