An anatomy of Chinese : rhythm, metaphor, politics /
Link, E. Perry 1944-
An anatomy of Chinese : rhythm, metaphor, politics / Perry Link. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (viii, 367 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Rhythm""; ""The Prevalence of Rhythmic Patternsin Daily -- Life Chinese""; ""Is Rhythm Unusually Common in Chinese?""; ""Speakers� Awareness of Rhythm""; ""Are There Fads in Rhythms?""; ""The Roots of Rhythms""; ""“External� Rhythms: Dominant and Recessive""; ""Recessive Rhythms of Favor""; ""How Recessive Rhythms Affect Structure""; ""How Universal Are the Preferred Rhythms of Chinese?""; ""Do Rhythms Have Meanings?""; ""What Other Formal Features Contribute to Meaning?""; ""Can the Users of Rhythm Be Unaware of Its Effects?""; ""2. Metaphor"" ""How Do Metaphors Work in Ordinary Language?""""Metaphor and Thought""; ""Time""; ""Color""; ""Up and Down""; ""North and South""; ""Consciousness""; ""The Self in Ancient Thought""; ""Privilege in Dyads""; ""Metaphors That Chinese and English (Pretty Much) Share""; ""Metaphors in Chinese That Diverge from English in Significant Ways""; ""Conceptual Differences That Are Rooted in Metaphor""; ""Can Conceptual Metaphors Generate Philosophical Problems?""; ""The Significance of Similarities and Differences among Conceptual Metaphors in Different Languages""; ""3. Politics""; ""A Bifurcation"" ""Characteristics of the Official Language""""The Language Game""; ""How the Game Is Played: From the Side of the Rulers""; ""How the Game Is Played: From the Side of the Ruled""; ""Effects of the Language Game in the Mao and the Post -- Mao Eras Compared""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""
9780674067684
Chinese language--Rhythm.
Chinese language--Metaphors.
Chinese language--Terms and phrases.
Chinese language--Semantics.
Chinese language--Political aspects.
Chinese language--Metaphors.
Chinese language--Political aspects.
Chinese language--Rhythm.
Chinese language--Semantics.
Chinese language--Terms and phrases.
Electronic Books.
PL1279 / .A538 2013
An anatomy of Chinese : rhythm, metaphor, politics / Perry Link. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (viii, 367 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Rhythm""; ""The Prevalence of Rhythmic Patternsin Daily -- Life Chinese""; ""Is Rhythm Unusually Common in Chinese?""; ""Speakers� Awareness of Rhythm""; ""Are There Fads in Rhythms?""; ""The Roots of Rhythms""; ""“External� Rhythms: Dominant and Recessive""; ""Recessive Rhythms of Favor""; ""How Recessive Rhythms Affect Structure""; ""How Universal Are the Preferred Rhythms of Chinese?""; ""Do Rhythms Have Meanings?""; ""What Other Formal Features Contribute to Meaning?""; ""Can the Users of Rhythm Be Unaware of Its Effects?""; ""2. Metaphor"" ""How Do Metaphors Work in Ordinary Language?""""Metaphor and Thought""; ""Time""; ""Color""; ""Up and Down""; ""North and South""; ""Consciousness""; ""The Self in Ancient Thought""; ""Privilege in Dyads""; ""Metaphors That Chinese and English (Pretty Much) Share""; ""Metaphors in Chinese That Diverge from English in Significant Ways""; ""Conceptual Differences That Are Rooted in Metaphor""; ""Can Conceptual Metaphors Generate Philosophical Problems?""; ""The Significance of Similarities and Differences among Conceptual Metaphors in Different Languages""; ""3. Politics""; ""A Bifurcation"" ""Characteristics of the Official Language""""The Language Game""; ""How the Game Is Played: From the Side of the Rulers""; ""How the Game Is Played: From the Side of the Ruled""; ""Effects of the Language Game in the Mao and the Post -- Mao Eras Compared""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""
9780674067684
Chinese language--Rhythm.
Chinese language--Metaphors.
Chinese language--Terms and phrases.
Chinese language--Semantics.
Chinese language--Political aspects.
Chinese language--Metaphors.
Chinese language--Political aspects.
Chinese language--Rhythm.
Chinese language--Semantics.
Chinese language--Terms and phrases.
Electronic Books.
PL1279 / .A538 2013