Politeness in historical and contemporary Chinese : a comparative analysis / Yuling Pan and Daniel Z. Kadar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pan, Yuling.

Contributor:

Kádár, Dániel Z., 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courtesy--China.

Courtesy.

Etiquette--China.

Etiquette.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pan and Kadar's exciting research compares historical and contemporary Chinese (im)polite communication norms and maps the similarities and differences between them. Considering the importance of China on the world stage, understanding Chinese politeness norms is pivotal, to both experts of communication studies and those who have interactions with the Chinese community.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword: Sara Mills, Research Professor, Sheffield Hallam University; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Myth of Chinese Politeness: Problems, Framework and Data; Chapter 3: Politeness in Historical China; Chapter 4: Politeness in Contemporary China; Chapter 5: The Transitional Period: What Happened to Honorifics?; Chapter 6: Deconstructing Chinese Politeness; Appendix I: Chronological List of Chinese Dynasties; Appendix II: Simplified Chinese Transcript of the Texts Studied; Appendix III: Newsmaker Labelling in People's Daily and Guangzhou Daily

Appendix IV: Fonts in People's Daily and Guangzhou DailyAppendix V: Font Size in People's Daily and Guangzhou Daily; Bibliography; Index of Names and Subjects; Index of Chinese Expressions Studied

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06672-6

9786613066725

1-4411-8091-5

OCLC:

713533100