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An Anatomy Of Chinese

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Author : Perry Link
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-15

An Anatomy Of Chinese written by Perry Link and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Rhythms, conceptual metaphors, and political language convey meanings of which Chinese speakers themselves may not be aware. Link’s Anatomy of Chinese contributes to the debate over whether language shapes thought or vice versa, and its comparison of English with Chinese lends support to theories that locate the origins of language in the brain.

An Anatomy Of Chinese

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Author : Perry Link
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-18

During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to “smash the four olds”: old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted “We want to see Chairman Mao,” they unknowingly used a classical rhythm that dates back to the Han period and is the very embodiment of the four olds. An Anatomy of Chinese reveals how rhythms, conceptual metaphors, and political language convey time-honored meanings of which Chinese speakers themselves may not be consciously aware, and contributes to the ongoing debate over whether language shapes thought, or vice versa. Perry Link’s inquiry into the workings of Chinese reveals convergences and divergences with English, most strikingly in the area of conceptual metaphor. Different spatial metaphors for consciousness, for instance, mean that English speakers wake up while speakers of Chinese wake across. Other underlying metaphors in the two languages are similar, lending support to theories that locate the origins of language in the brain. The distinction between daily-life language and official language has been unusually significant in contemporary China, and Link explores how ordinary citizens learn to play language games, artfully wielding officialese to advance their interests or defend themselves from others. Particularly provocative is Link’s consideration of how Indo-European languages, with their preference for abstract nouns, generate philosophical puzzles that Chinese, with its preference for verbs, avoids. The mind-body problem that has plagued Western culture may be fundamentally less problematic for speakers of Chinese.

An Anatomy Of Chinese Offensive Words

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Author : Adrian Tien
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-05-26

An Anatomy Of Chinese Offensive Words written by Adrian Tien and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

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.

A Quarter Of Mankind

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Author : Dick Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966

A Quarter Of Mankind written by Dick Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with China categories.

Rev and up-dated ed published in 1968 under title: Anatomy of China Bibliography: p 297-298 Campion Collection Donated by Fr Noel Ryan, S. J.

An Anatomy Of Chinese American Relations

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Author : James Claude Thomson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976

An Anatomy Of Chinese American Relations written by James Claude Thomson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with China categories.

Materials For An Anatomy Of Personality In Late Imperial China

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Author : Paolo Santangelo
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010-01-11

Materials For An Anatomy Of Personality In Late Imperial China written by Paolo Santangelo and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-11 with Literary Criticism categories.

How was the concept of 'personality' perceived in (late-imperial) China? Re-constructing the main features describing the individual, and firmly based on a variety of sources, this volume is a reflection on personality and its attributes in China.

Culture And Politics In China

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Author : Peter Li
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 2011-12-31

Culture And Politics In China written by Peter Li and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-31 with History categories.

As the world watched the crumbling away of communist regimes in Eastern Europe, the pro-democracy movement in China was dealt a severe blow in June of 1989. Also referred to as the June 4th Incident, the Tiananmen Square protest included students, intellectuals, and workers demanding democratic reforms and social change. To break up the escalating protest armed soldiers stormed the square killing close to two hundred demonstrators and injuring thousands more. Culture and Politics in China explores the events, trends, and tendencies that led to the student demonstrations. This volume objectively presents a wide range of information permitting readers a comprehensive understanding of the circumstances that culminated on the events of June 4, 1989. Documents include eyewitness accounts by student leaders Chai Ling and Wu'er Kaixi, the speeches of Deng Xiaoping and Yang Shangkun justifying the use of force, analysis of the events by the Marxist theorist Su Shaozhi, the writings of young intellectuals Yan Jiaqi, Liu Xiaobo, and others. Selections include essays on the May Fourth Movement of 1919 and the television documentary, the "Yellow River Elegy" which question the Chinese cultural tradition. Leading political scientists contribute to this volume. Lee presents an analysis of the role of Deng Xiaoping in the events at Tiananmen Square, and his views on the Chinese Communist party-state and the pro-democracy movement King Tsao, who was at the square, views the demonstrations as a form of civil disobedience and dissent against the party-state. He gives an eyewitness account and a contextual analysis of some of the events and underlying themes. Steven Mark, a journalist, presents an analysis of the various roles of both the Chinese and Western press, beginning with their role in shaping public opinion before the demonstrations and continuing as the media scrambled to cover China's biggest news story since the communist takeover in 1949. Those who are interested in present and future developments in the world's most populous nation will find this volume indispensable.