An Anatomy Of Chinese Offensive Words: A Lexical And Semantic Analysis - 9783030634773

This 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
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: May 29, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 262 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Language Arts & Disciplines
• | ISBN-10: 3030634779
• | ISBN-13: 9783030634773