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

By Ning Jiang, Adrian Tien, Lorna Carson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030634779
• ISBN13: 9783030634773
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"