Politeness in historical and contemporary Chinese

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Politeness in historical and contemporary Chinese

Yuling Pan and Dániel Z. Kádár

Bloomsbury, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-193) and indexes

"First published by Continuum International Publishing Group 2011"--T.p.Verso

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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

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