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C. Han
Metaphor and Entertainment [PDF ebook]
A Corpus-Based Approach to Language in Chinese Online News

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Metaphor and Entertainment presents the very first, large-scale exploration of metaphor in Chinese online entertainment news, one of the most vibrant and controversial news genres in contemporary China.

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Table of Content

1. Introduction 2. Entertainment News Genre in China 3. Researching Metaphor in Chinese 4. Metaphor Analysis and News Corpora 5. Metaphor and Onlookers’ Entertainment 6. Metaphor and Creative and Playful Entertainment 7. Metaphor in Chinese ‘Entertainmentalised’ News 8. Metaphor, Entertainment and Contemporary China

About the author

Chong Han is Associate Lecturer in Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. Her research interests are in the areas of Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Corpus Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting Studies.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 180 ● ISBN 9781137298041 ● File size 7.6 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3090426 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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