An anatomy of Chinese :: rhythm, metaphor, politics /
During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to "smash the four olds": old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted "We want to see Chairman Mao," they unknowingly used a classical rhythm that dates ba...
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| Zusammenfassung: | During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to "smash the four olds": old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted "We want to see Chairman Mao," they unknowingly used a classical rhythm that dates back to the Han period and is the very embodiment of the four olds. An Anatomy of Chinese reveals how rhythms, conceptual metaphors, and political language convey time-honored meanings of which Chinese speakers themselves may not be consciously aware, and contributes to the ongoing debate over whether language shapes thought, or vice versa. Perry Link's inquiry into the workings of Chinese reveals convergences and divergences with English, most strikingly in the area of conceptual metaphor. Different spatial metaphors for consciousness, for instance, mean that English speakers wake up while speakers of Chinese wake across. Other underlying metaphors in the two languages are similar, lending support to theories that locate the origins of language in the brain. The distinction between daily-life language and official language has been unusually significant in contemporary China, and Link explores how ordinary citizens learn to play language games, artfully wielding officialese to advance their interests or defend themselves from others. Particularly provocative is Link's consideration of how Indo-European languages, with their preference for abstract nouns, generate philosophical puzzles that Chinese, with its preference for verbs, avoids. The mind-body problem that has plagued Western culture may be fundamentally less problematic for speakers of Chinese. Rhythms, conceptual metaphors, and political language convey meanings of which Chinese speakers themselves may not be aware. Link's Anatomy of Chinese contributes to the debate over whether language shapes thought or vice versa, and its comparison of English with Chinese lends support to theories that locate the origins of language in the brain. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (viii, 367 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674067681 9780674067684 0674071158 9780674071155 |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Rhythm -- The Prevalence of Rhythmic Patternsin Daily -- Life Chinese -- Is Rhythm Unusually Common in Chinese? -- Speakersâ€? Awareness of Rhythm -- Are There Fads in Rhythms? -- The Roots of Rhythms -- â€Externalâ€? 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 | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 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 | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Characteristics of the Official LanguageThe 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 | |
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| contents | Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Rhythm -- The Prevalence of Rhythmic Patternsin Daily -- Life Chinese -- Is Rhythm Unusually Common in Chinese? -- Speakersâ€? Awareness of Rhythm -- Are There Fads in Rhythms? -- The Roots of Rhythms -- â€Externalâ€? 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 LanguageThe 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 |
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| spelling | Link, Perry, 1944- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg8Bc9RPB8KYDkjfMrH4q An anatomy of Chinese : rhythm, metaphor, politics / Perry Link. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (viii, 367 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Rhythm -- The Prevalence of Rhythmic Patternsin Daily -- Life Chinese -- Is Rhythm Unusually Common in Chinese? -- Speakersâ€? Awareness of Rhythm -- Are There Fads in Rhythms? -- The Roots of Rhythms -- â€Externalâ€? 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 LanguageThe 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 During the Cultural Revolution, Mao exhorted the Chinese people to "smash the four olds": old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. Yet when the Red Guards in Tiananmen Square chanted "We want to see Chairman Mao," they unknowingly used a classical rhythm that dates back to the Han period and is the very embodiment of the four olds. An Anatomy of Chinese reveals how rhythms, conceptual metaphors, and political language convey time-honored meanings of which Chinese speakers themselves may not be consciously aware, and contributes to the ongoing debate over whether language shapes thought, or vice versa. Perry Link's inquiry into the workings of Chinese reveals convergences and divergences with English, most strikingly in the area of conceptual metaphor. Different spatial metaphors for consciousness, for instance, mean that English speakers wake up while speakers of Chinese wake across. Other underlying metaphors in the two languages are similar, lending support to theories that locate the origins of language in the brain. The distinction between daily-life language and official language has been unusually significant in contemporary China, and Link explores how ordinary citizens learn to play language games, artfully wielding officialese to advance their interests or defend themselves from others. Particularly provocative is Link's consideration of how Indo-European languages, with their preference for abstract nouns, generate philosophical puzzles that Chinese, with its preference for verbs, avoids. The mind-body problem that has plagued Western culture may be fundamentally less problematic for speakers of Chinese. Rhythms, conceptual metaphors, and political language convey meanings of which Chinese speakers themselves may not be aware. Link's Anatomy of Chinese contributes to the debate over whether language shapes thought or vice versa, and its comparison of English with Chinese lends support to theories that locate the origins of language in the brain. English. Chinese language Rhythm. Chinese language Metaphors. Chinese language Terms and phrases. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100539 Chinese language Semantics. Chinese language Political aspects. Chinois (Langue) Rythme. Chinois (Langue) Sémantique. Chinois (Langue) Aspect politique. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Chinese. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Pragmatics. bisacsh Chinese language Semantics fast Chinese language Rhythm fast Chinese language Political aspects fast Chinese language fast Dictionaries fast has work: An anatomy of Chinese (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGgGMRPxPktjJMhw89Fjfq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 9780674066021 0674066022 (DLC) 2012015096 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=508377 Volltext CBO01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=508377 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Link, Perry, 1944- An anatomy of Chinese : rhythm, metaphor, politics / Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Rhythm -- The Prevalence of Rhythmic Patternsin Daily -- Life Chinese -- Is Rhythm Unusually Common in Chinese? -- Speakersâ€? Awareness of Rhythm -- Are There Fads in Rhythms? -- The Roots of Rhythms -- â€Externalâ€? 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 LanguageThe 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 Chinese language Rhythm. Chinese language Metaphors. Chinese language Terms and phrases. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100539 Chinese language Semantics. Chinese language Political aspects. Chinois (Langue) Rythme. Chinois (Langue) Sémantique. Chinois (Langue) Aspect politique. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Chinese. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Pragmatics. bisacsh Chinese language Semantics fast Chinese language Rhythm fast Chinese language Political aspects fast Chinese language fast |
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