240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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 public discourse in the contemporary Chinese context. By applying pragmatic theories and analytical... Read more
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
Biography
CHEN Xinren is a professor of English and linguistics in Nanjing University, China, specializing in pragmatic theory and application.
