基于NVivo11访谈文本的台湾繁简字质化分析

A Qualitative Analysis of Traditional and Simplified Chinese Characters in Taiwan Based on NVivo11 Interview Transcripts

基于NVivo11访谈文本的调查研究发现,台湾民众识读繁简字的能力很强,书写简化字的能力很弱,媒体是其学习简化字的主要工具;台湾民众认为,简化字的学习难度并不大,学习难点在于笔画和笔顺。台湾的社会用字以繁体字为主,但在华语文教学(即汉语国际教育)领域繁简并用,街区、景区也有简化字出现;正式场合中,个人用字以繁体字为主。台湾民众对繁体字高度认同,对简化字的态度则较为复杂。半数以上的访谈对象认为简化字将在国际上居主导地位,也有访谈对象认为两岸汉字未来的发展趋势是繁简融合。

Based on the interviews,this investigation has the following findings.pepole in Taiwan have a stronger ability of recognizing and reading both traditional and simplified Chinese characters,but a weaker ability of writing simplified Chinese characters.Media is the main tool for them to learn simplified Chinese characters.For pepole in Taiwan,simplified Chinese characters are not hard to learn,but the strokes and the order of strokes are.The public use of Chinese characters in Taiwan are mainly traditional Chinese characters,while in the field of Chinese language teaching,equal emphasis is laid on traditional as well as simplified Chinese characters.Occasionally,the latter are seen in blocks and scenic spots.On formal social occasions,pepole in Taiwan mainly use traditional Chinese characters.Compared with simplified Chinese character,traditional Chinese characters have earned higher recognition among pepole in Taiwan,while attitudes towards simplified Chinese characters are more complex.More than half of the respondents believe that simplified Chinese characters will play a dominant role in the world.Meanwhile,some respondents hold the view that the development trend of cross-straits Chinese characters will be the integration of the traditional and the simplified.