Chinese Politeness by
Politeness in Chinese is a well-researched concept in pragmatics; however, this pioneering book sheds an original new light on the subject. It provides a thorough diachronic investigation of Chinese politeness and argues for universality in politeness theorizing. The author takes us on a journey through changes in Chinese politeness from Confucius to the present day, showing how these processes are reactions to the changing world, rather than to changes in the principles of politeness itself.
Writing Systems, Reading Processes, and Cross-Linguistic Influences by
This book provides readers with a unique array of scholarly reflections on the writing systems of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in relation to reading processes and data-driven interpretations of cross-language transfer.
Sharing Less Commonly Taught Languages in Higher Education by
Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean require much time and effort to achieve a professional working proficiency. Their shared linguistic features-Chinese characters, lexicon, grammar, cultural references, and more-make these East Asian languages challenging for second language learners. These shared features conversely create opportunities for collaboration among East Asian language instructors/programs within or across institutions. Moreover, globalization is diversifying East Asian language learner demographics.