Metaphor and Entertainment [electronic resource] : A Corpus-Based Approach to Language in Chinese Online News /
Han, C.author.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Entertainment news genre in China -- Researching metaphor in Chinese -- Metaphor analysis and news corpora -- -- Metaphor and onlookers --Entertainment -- Metaphor and creative and playful entertainment -- Metaphor in Chinese entertainmentalised news -- Metaphor, entertainment & contemporary China.
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.
Discourse analysis.
Sociolinguistics.
Communication.
Translation and interpretation.
Applied linguistics.
Discourse Analysis.
Sociolinguistics.
Media Studies.
Translation.
Applied Linguistics.
Communication Studies.