Critical Pragmatic Studies on Chinese Public Discourse

ISBN-13: 9780367354411 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 224 str.

Xinren Chen

Opis

This monograph is a series of critical pragmatic studies on a variety of public discourse in the contemporary Chinese context, using extensive first-hand data collected from public places, mass media, and the Internet. 

Spis treści

List of figures.  List of tables.  Preface.  Acknowledgments  1 Introduction  2 Research Background  3 Theoretical Foundations  4 Social Mentalities behind Chinese Business Names  5 "Pragmatic Traps" in Chinese Advertisements  6 "Suspected" Discrimination in Chinese Public Discourse  7 (Non-)Civility in Chinese Public Discourse  8 Personalization in Chinese Public Discourse  9 Subjectivity in Chinese Journalistic Discourse  10 Conclusion  Appendices.  References.  Index

O autorze

CHEN Xinren is a professor of English and linguistics in Nanjing University, China, specializing in pragmatic theory and application.