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The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Language and Culture / edited by Liwei Jiao.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Jiao, Liwei, editor.
Series:
Routledge Language Handbooks Series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chinese language--Social aspects.
Chinese language.
Genre:
Essays.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (303 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2024]
Summary:
The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Language and Culture represents the first English anthology that delves into the fascinating and thought-provoking relationship between the Chinese language and culture, exploring various macro and micro perspectives.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I Writing, Sounds, and Culture
1 Chinese Manuscript Culture
2 A Century of Chinese Writing Reform
3 Chinese Phonology and Cross-Cultural Exchange in History
4 Monosyllabicity of Chinese in a Quadripartite Classification of World Languages: Exceptions Explained
PART II Philosophy, Politics, and Culture
5 The Linguistics of Chinese Philosophical Keywords
6 Power and Persuasion: Language and Politics in China
7 Chinese Exceptionalism: Linguistic Construction of a Superpower
8 Distinguishing Between Early Modern and Modern Chinese Lexicons: Mandarin's Journey to Becoming a National Language
PART III Words, Expressions, Discourse, and Culture
9 Chinese Idioms and Culture
10 Colloquialisms and Chinese Culture
11 Chinese Place Names
12 Chinese Emotions: Words, Meaning, and Culture
13 Research on Classroom Discourse in Chinese as a Second Language
PART IV China, Chinese, Dialects, and Culture
14 Sinophone Studies
15 A Dynamic Perspective on the Languages and Peoples of China
16 On the Origin of Han Chinese and Chinese Dialects of South China
17 The Common Language, Dialects, and Chinese Cultural Traditions
Index.
Notes:
Includes index.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-351-68408-6
1-315-16780-8
1-351-68407-8
9781315167800
OCLC:
1412503128

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