A cultural history of the Chinese character "ta (她, she)" : invention and adoption of a new feminine pronoun
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A cultural history of the Chinese character "ta (她, she)" : invention and adoption of a new feminine pronoun
（China perspectives series）
Routledge, 2023
- : hbk
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"她"字的文化史 : 女性新代词的发明与认同研究
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Originally published: Beijing : Beijing Normal University Press , 2015(First published in 2009. Revised edition 2015)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
1. Providing rich text and materials to describe the formation of the word Ta
2. Interpreting a single character is writing a culture history
3. Chinese version published in 2015, sold over 4,000 copied
Table of Contents
1. The Conundrum of the English Term "She"- A New Problem Arising from Contact with Western Languages 2. The Emergence of the Character Ta , plus Ta'nu and Ta/To - The New Youth Editorial Group's Early Discussions and the Experimentation Which It Engendered 3. An Account of the Early Written Use of the Character Ta before April 1920- A Survey of the Literary World 4. The Debate over Preserving or Rejecting the Character ta and the Rivalry between ta and yi -Adopters and Adoptees in the Linguistic Competition 5. Gender Confusion: Sensitivity over "Female"-related Terms-Concepts of gender equality and the fortunes of the character ta 6. Ta ( , she) and Ta ( , he), Ta ( , it), Ta ( , it)-The Formation and Establishment of a New Pronoun Regime 7. The Course of the Socialisation of the Character Ta after April 1920-An Examination of Its Deepening Acceptance and Popularisation 8. The Quest for Modernity and the Interaction between Foreign Language Factors and Chinese Language Traditions-The Roots of Ta 's Victory and Its Historical and Cultural Impact
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