Foreign-inspired Chinese terms : a cognitive semantic approach /

This book aims to classify the word production of foreign-inspired Chinese terms (FICT), within the language system of modern Chinese according to principles of cognitive semantics. FICT refers to a group of vocabulary items in Chinese that are formed and motivated by foreign entities or concepts. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Li, Suogui
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Chinese language > Foreign elements.
Chinese language > Foreign words and phrases.
Chinois (Langue) > Emprunts.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Chinese.
Chinese language > Foreign elements
Chinese language > Foreign words and phrases
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book aims to classify the word production of foreign-inspired Chinese terms (FICT), within the language system of modern Chinese according to principles of cognitive semantics. FICT refers to a group of vocabulary items in Chinese that are formed and motivated by foreign entities or concepts. These words are designated by some foreign words, but no established foreign elements are in fact transferred from the donor language. Cognitive semantics, the approach adopted by this book, is the study of the mind and its relationship with embodied experience and culture. The book establishes a gro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (250 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773411043
0773411046

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