Contemporary Chinese Discourse And Social Practice In China (studies In Chinese Language And Discourse)
by Wei Wang /
2015 / English / PDF
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Significant socio-political changes in China have had great impact
on Chinese discourse. Changes to the discourse have become an
increasing focus of scholarship. This book examines contemporary
Chinese discourse and social practice in China with a focus on the
role that language plays in the on-going transformation of Chinese
society. With a view to producing new insights into the
interdependence between discourse and social practice, this volume
explores how discourse has been changing in a context-dependent
way; how social practice can lead to shifts in the use of
discourse; and how identities and attitudes are constructed through
language use. Largely based on empirical studies, this book
indicates that Chinese discourse has not only been an integral part
of social change, but also Chinese discourse itself is changing,
reflecting ideologies, values, attitudes, identities and social
practice. The book is a great resource for scholars in diverse
disciplinary studies including linguistics, communication,
education, media and political studies concerning contemporary
China.
Significant socio-political changes in China have had great impact
on Chinese discourse. Changes to the discourse have become an
increasing focus of scholarship. This book examines contemporary
Chinese discourse and social practice in China with a focus on the
role that language plays in the on-going transformation of Chinese
society. With a view to producing new insights into the
interdependence between discourse and social practice, this volume
explores how discourse has been changing in a context-dependent
way; how social practice can lead to shifts in the use of
discourse; and how identities and attitudes are constructed through
language use. Largely based on empirical studies, this book
indicates that Chinese discourse has not only been an integral part
of social change, but also Chinese discourse itself is changing,
reflecting ideologies, values, attitudes, identities and social
practice. The book is a great resource for scholars in diverse
disciplinary studies including linguistics, communication,
education, media and political studies concerning contemporary
China.
