Chinese Signs: An Introduction to China's Linguistic Landscape
Author:   Zheng-sheng Zhang (San Diego State University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108839068


Pages:   238
Publication Date:   07 March 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Zheng-sheng Zhang (San Diego State University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9781108839068


ISBN 10:   1108839061
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   07 March 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. General Characteristics: 1. Why signs?; 2. Stylistic traits; 3. Rhetorical devices; 4. Non-uniform format; Part II. Essential Signs; 5. Airport and arrival; 6. Hotels; 7. Basic services; 8. Getting your bearings; 9. Getting around; 10. Eating; 11. Shopping; 12. Schools and offices; 13. Culture and entertainment; 14. Alerts; 15. Health; Part IV. Other Signs; 16. Advertising; 17. Civic signs; 18. Dialetical elements; 19. The Chinese diaspora; 20. Foreign infusion; 21. Mistranslation.

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Zheng-sheng Zhang is Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages, San Diego State University. Recent publications include Dimensions of Variation in Written Chinese (2017) and Introduction to Chinese Natural Language Processing (co-authored, 2009).

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