The Process of the Introduction of Western Punctuation System Into China and Its Influence

Abstract

The punctuation system existed both in ancient China and ancient Europe, but compared with the relatively complete and unified European punctuation system, the system of punctuation in ancient Chinese was not uniform, and there is not a national standard generally agreed way of use. In the West, to be more exact, in the European countries, the birth of punctuation marks actually also exists a process of gradual unification. This paper analyzes the process of the introduction of the western punctuation system into China and its influence.