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Metaphor and Entertainment

A Corpus-Based Approach to Language in Chinese Online News

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  • © 2014

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  1. Chong Han
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Chong Han
    Pages 1-15

  3. Entertainment News Genre in China

    • Chong Han
    Pages 16-29

  4. Researching Metaphor in Chinese

    • Chong Han
    Pages 30-36

  5. Metaphor Analysis and News Corpora

    • Chong Han
    Pages 37-45

  6. Metaphor and Onlookers’ Entertainment

    • Chong Han
    Pages 46-93

  7. Metaphor and Creative and Playful Entertainment

    • Chong Han
    Pages 94-126

  8. Metaphor in Chinese ‘Entertainmentalised’ News

    • Chong Han
    Pages 127-144

  9. Metaphor, Entertainment and Contemporary China

    • Chong Han
    Pages 145-149

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 150-180
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About this book

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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“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)

About the author

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.

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