Review questions for ‘Alphabetization of Chinese”

1. Why alphabetize Chinese?
2. What are the problems with indicating pronunciation with characters?
3. How many different kinds of alphabets have been used to spell Chinese?
4. How does bopomofo differ from the other systems?
5. How does Gwoyeu Romatzyh differ from the other systems?
6. What is the criterion of economy of symbols?
7. What is ‘one-to-one correspondence’ between sounds and symbols?
8. What are some ‘easy of use’ considerations?
9. How can the criteria for evaluating systems conflict with each other?
10. Which system do you prefer and why?