Foreign-Inspired Chinese Terms [electronic resource] : A Cognitive Semantic Approach

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Suogui.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Foreign elements.

Chinese language--Foreign words and phrases.

Chinese language.

Local Subjects:

Chinese language--Foreign elements.

Chinese language--Foreign words and phrases.

Chinese language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book aims to classify the word production of foreign-inspired Chinese terms (FICT), within the language system of modern Chinese according to principles of cognitive semantics. FICT refers to a group of vocabulary items in Chinese that are formed and motivated by foreign entities or concepts. These words are designated by some foreign words, but no established foreign elements are in fact transferred from the donor language. Cognitive semantics, the approach adopted by this book, is the study of the mind and its relationship with embodied experience and culture. The book establishes a gro

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Author's Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Review of Revelant Literature; Chapter 3: Theoretical Basis and Methodology; Chapter 4: Categorization of Chinese Borrowings; Chapter 5: Motivation and Semantic Model of Foreign-Inspired Chinese Terms; Chapter 6: Sensory Perceptual Production; Chapter 7: Metaphorical Production; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1104-6

OCLC:

794328919