The 'Chinese' Theory: For and Against

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But that is not true for the Chinese script -- because it is not phonetic!  In Chinese writing, each symbol (or pair of symbols) represents directly a concept.  Each symbol also represents a sound; but it represents a different sound for the speakers of different languages, while the concept is essentially the same for all Sinitic languages (and even, to some extent, for some non-Sinitic ones). 

I'm not sure if it's relevant to your argument in the end, but this seems like a simplification. While I'm no expert in Chinese, I'm reminded of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. which I had a passing interest in once upon a time as a student of Japanese.