Politeness in historical and contemporary Chinese
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Politeness in historical and contemporary Chinese
Bloomsbury, 2012
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-193) and indexes
"First published by Continuum International Publishing Group 2011"--T.p.Verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Pan and Kadar's exciting research compares historical and contemporary Chinese (im)polite communication norms and maps the similarities and differences between them. Considering the importance of China on the world stage, understanding Chinese politeness norms is pivotal, to both experts of communication studies and those who have interactions with the Chinese community.
Table of Contents
Foreword Sara Mills
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The Myth of Chinese Politeness: Problems, Framework, Data
3. Politeness in Historical China
4. Politeness in Contemporary China
5. The Transitional Period: What Happened to Honorifics?
6. Deconstructing Chinese Politeness
Appendix I: Chronological List of Chinese Dynasties
Appendix II: Simplified Chinese Transcript of the Texts Studied
Appendix III: Newsmaker Labeling in People's Daily and Guangzhou Daily
Appendix IV: Fonts in People's Daily and Guangzhou Daily
Appendix V: Font Size in People's Daily and Guangzhou Daily
Bibliography
Index of Names and Subjects
Index of Chinese Expressions Studied
by "Nielsen BookData"