An Anatomy of Chinese Offensive Words: A Lexical and Semantic Analysis

Tien, Adrian; Carson, Lorna; Jiang, Ning

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2021-05-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030634742

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63475-9

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 243