Anatomy of Chinese Offensive Words

A Lexical and Semantic Analysis
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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.

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  • ISBN13 9783030634759
  • Released 2021
  • Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Language English