An anatomy of Chinese : rhythm, metaphor, politics /

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During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to "smash the four olds": old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted "We want to see Chairman Mao," they unknowingly used a classical rhythm that dates ba...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Link, Perry, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Chinese language > Rhythm.
Chinese language > Metaphors.
Chinese language > Terms and phrases.
Chinese language > Semantics.
Chinese language > Political aspects.
Chinois (Langue) > Rythme.
Chinois (Langue) > Sémantique.
Chinois (Langue) > Aspect politique.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Chinese.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Pragmatics.
Chinese language > Semantics
Chinese language > Rhythm
Chinese language > Political aspects
Chinese language
Dictionaries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Rhythm
  • The Prevalence of Rhythmic Patternsin Daily
  • Life Chinese
  • Is Rhythm Unusually Common in Chinese?
  • Speakersâ€? Awareness of Rhythm
  • Are There Fads in Rhythms?
  • The Roots of Rhythms
  • “Externalâ€? Rhythms: Dominant and Recessive
  • Recessive Rhythms of Favor
  • How Recessive Rhythms Affect Structure
  • How Universal Are the Preferred Rhythms of Chinese?
  • Do Rhythms Have Meanings?
  • What Other Formal Features Contribute to Meaning?
  • Can the Users of Rhythm Be Unaware of Its Effects?
  • 2. Metaphor
  • How Do Metaphors Work in Ordinary Language?Metaphor and Thought
  • Time
  • Color
  • Up and Down
  • North and South
  • Consciousness
  • The Self in Ancient Thought
  • Privilege in Dyads
  • Metaphors That Chinese and English (Pretty Much) Share
  • Metaphors in Chinese That Diverge from English in Significant Ways
  • Conceptual Differences That Are Rooted in Metaphor
  • Can Conceptual Metaphors Generate Philosophical Problems?
  • The Significance of Similarities and Differences among Conceptual Metaphors in Different Languages
  • 3. Politics
  • A Bifurcation
  • Characteristics of the Official LanguageThe Language Game
  • How the Game Is Played: From the Side of the Rulers
  • How the Game Is Played: From the Side of the Ruled
  • Effects of the Language Game in the Mao and the Post
  • Mao Eras Compared
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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