"Public discourse constitutes the language environment of a town or a city, which forms part of the social environm
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English, Chinese Pages 224 Year 2020
Table of contents :
Research background --
Theoretical foundations --
Social mentalities behind Chinese business names --
"Pragmatic traps" in Chinese advertisements --
"Suspected" discrimination in Chinese public discourse --
(Non-)civility in Chinese public discourse --
Personalization in Chinese public discourse --
Subjectivity in Chinese journalistic discourse.