New Trends in Linguistics

Author: Wang Wei
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Modern Chinese linguistics has developed under the influence of Western academic thought. The new trends in 20th-century Chinese linguistics typically refer to linguistic concepts. While Chinese linguists in the 20th century accepted Western ideas, they also strived for innovation. "Now we should sit firmly in China today, one hand reaching for foreign knowledge and the other for ancient wisdom," was a slogan frequently proposed by Mr. Chen Wangdao, aiming to create a linguistics theory with Chinese characteristics. Chinese linguists in the 20th century did achieve some innovations, such as the General Morphology theory proposed by Mr. Zhang Guangtao in the 1930s and Fuzzy Linguistics advocated by Professor Tie Ping in the 1980s. This book is a collection of essays primarily focused on the study of Chinese linguistics, mainly discussing new issues in modern linguistics, such as internet language, as well as new concepts, such as cognitive category problems. It is both academic and readable, has garnered attention from the academic community, and is highly worth reading.