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An Anatomy of Chinese Offensive Words: A Lexical and Semantic Analysis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030634742)
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xThis book offers a precise and rigorous analysis of the meanings of offensive words in Chinese. Adopting a semantic and cultural approach, the authors demonstrate how offensive words can and should be systematically researched, documented and accounted for as a valid aspect of any language. The book will be of interest to academics, practitioners and students of sociolinguistics, language and culture, linguistic taboo, Chinese studies and Chinese linguistics.
Author: Adrian Tien,Lorna Carson,Ning Jiang
ISBN-10: 3030634744
ISBN-13: 9783030634742
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 05/28/2021
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d
By Adrian Tien
xAdrian Tien was Associate Professor in Chinese Studies (Linguistics) at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. His co-authors, also at Trinity, are Lorna Carson, Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and Director of the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, and Ning Jiang, Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies.
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