ISBN : 9783030634773
Author : Adrian Tien
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Year : 2021
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : 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.