An Anatomy of Chinese Offensive Words: A Lexical and Semantic Analysis
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030634744 | 254 Pages | PDF | 7 MB
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3030634744 | 254 Pages | PDF | 7 MB
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.