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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Li, Suogui
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Review of revelant literature
  • Chapter 3. Theoretical basis and methodology
  • Chapter 4. Categorization of Chinese borrowings
  • Chapter 5. Motivation and semantic model of foreign-inspired Chinese terms
  • Chapter 6. Sensory perceptual production
  • Chapter 7. Metaphorical production
  • Chapter 8. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix
  • Index.

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