02942nam 2200637Ia 450 991081498880332120200520144314.01-283-06672-697866130667251-4411-8091-5(CKB)2560000000072281(EBL)683410(OCoLC)713533100(SSID)ssj0000540141(PQKBManifestationID)12188542(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540141(PQKBWorkID)10596577(PQKB)10208864(MiAaPQ)EBC683410(Au-PeEL)EBL683410(CaPaEBR)ebr10464720(CaONFJC)MIL306672(OCoLC)893335333(EXLCZ)99256000000007228120110420d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPoliteness in historical and contemporary Chinese a comparative analysis /Yuling Pan and Daniel Z. Kadar1st ed.London Continuum20111 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-0612-X 1-84706-275-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Foreword: Sara Mills, Research Professor, Sheffield Hallam University; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Myth of Chinese Politeness: Problems, Framework and Data; Chapter 3: Politeness in Historical China; Chapter 4: Politeness in Contemporary China; Chapter 5: The Transitional Period: What Happened to Honorifics?; Chapter 6: Deconstructing Chinese Politeness; Appendix I: Chronological List of Chinese Dynasties; Appendix II: Simplified Chinese Transcript of the Texts Studied; Appendix III: Newsmaker Labelling in People's Daily and Guangzhou DailyAppendix IV: Fonts in People's Daily and Guangzhou DailyAppendix V: Font Size in People's Daily and Guangzhou Daily; Bibliography; Index of Names and Subjects; Index of Chinese Expressions StudiedPan and Kadar's exciting research compares historical and contemporary Chinese (im)polite communication norms and maps the similarities and differences between them. Considering the importance of China on the world stage, understanding Chinese politeness norms is pivotal, to both experts of communication studies and those who have interactions with the Chinese community.CourtesyChinaEtiquetteChinaCourtesyEtiquette306.44/0951495.15Pan Yuling600190Kadar Daniel Z.1979-0MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814988803321Politeness in historical and contemporary Chinese4019356UNINA