Metaphor and Entertainment
A Corpus-Based Approach to Language in Chinese Online News
1st Edition
Published on 19. November 2013
XI, 180 pages
978-1-137-29804-1 (ISBN)
Description
Metaphor and Entertainment presents the very first, large-scale exploration of metaphor in Chinese online entertainment news, one of the most vibrant and controversial news genres in contemporary China.
Reviews / Votes
"The content is accessible for students new to the field of corpus linguistics and metaphor: concepts are clearly defined and backed up with thought-provoking examples from the corpus data. The book is also relevant to established scholars in the field as it provides a novel and fascinating insight into the socio-cultural roots, and evolution, of traditional and contemporary metaphors in Chinese entertainment news writing. In sum, the book provides a valuable contribution to the field of corpus linguistics and metaphor." (Shirley Anne Paul, Metaphor and the Social World, Vol. 6 (2), 2016)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XI, 180 p.
File size
7,55 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-137-29804-1 (9781137298041)
DOI
10.1057/9781137298041
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2013
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Chong Han is Associate Lecturer in Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. Her research interests are in the areas of Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Corpus Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting Studies.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Entertainment News Genre in China 3. Researching Metaphor in Chinese 4. Metaphor Analysis and News Corpora 5. Metaphor and Onlookers' Entertainment 6. Metaphor and Creative and Playful Entertainment 7. Metaphor in Chinese 'Entertainmentalised' News 8. Metaphor, Entertainment and Contemporary China
