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The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Language and Culture / edited by Liwei Jiao.
- Format:
- Book
- 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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