TY - BOOK AU - Link,E.Perry TI - An anatomy of Chinese: rhythm, metaphor, politics SN - 9780674067684 AV - PL1279 .A538 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Chinese language KW - Rhythm KW - Metaphors KW - Terms and phrases KW - Semantics KW - Political aspects KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; ""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""; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=508377&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -