Chinese Etiquette Language and Its Cultural Connotation: A Series of Mini-books on Chinese Language and Culture

Author: Hu Mingyang
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This series of books focuses on exploring the cultural connotations of several types of words in Chinese, such as communication etiquette expressions, place names, color words, and popular slang. In the exploration, it emphasizes both the multiple internal connections of these words with traditional culture, as well as the relationship between semantic evolution and social and historical changes. At the same time, it also pays great attention to the many new changes that these words have undergone in their use in modern society. As is well known, since the reform and opening-up, China's economy, society, and culture have undergone tremendous changes.