Practical Social Language Dictionary

Author: Wang Yajun
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This "Practical Social Language Dictionary" was compiled to serve a broad readership from all walks of life, facilitating the convenient use of social language in various activities. The book is divided into eleven parts: Polite Language, Greetings, Congratulations, Persuasive Language, Condolences, Compliments, Emotional Language, Symbolic Language, Body Language, Forms of Address, and Nicknames. These social expressions primarily originate from our Chinese nation, with appropriate inclusion of foreign ones. They encompass both ancient and modern expressions, as well as both spoken and written forms, including words, idioms, poems, proverbs, colloquialisms, and maxims. It is suitable for readers interested in traditional social language and also meets the practical needs of modern youth in social interactions. This dictionary collects approximately 8,000 social expressions. The collected expressions are categorized into 11 major types—Polite Language, Greetings, Congratulations, Persuasive Language, Condolences, Compliments, Emotional Language, Symbolic Language, Body Language, Forms of Address, and Nicknames—covering over 170 themes. Each social expression includes definitions or usage notes, and some are also annotated with origins, legends, and other relevant information.