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Critical pragmatic studies on Chinese public discourse /

"Public discourse constitutes the language environment of a town or a city, which forms part of the social environment of a country or a region. Based on extensive first-hand data collected from public places, mass media and the Internet, this monograph attempts critical pragmatic studies of pu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Xinren, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:China perspectives series.
Subjects:
Pragmatics.
Discourse analysis > Social aspects > China.
Conversation analysis > China.
Chinese language > Discourse analysis.
Conversation analysis.
Discourse analysis > Social aspects.
China.
Table of Contents:
  • Research background
  • Theoretical foundations
  • Social mentalities behind Chinese business names
  • "Pragmatic traps" in Chinese advertisements
  • "Suspected" discrimination in Chinese public discourse
  • (Non-)civility in Chinese public discourse
  • Personalization in Chinese public discourse
  • Subjectivity in Chinese journalistic discourse.