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Prestige, Politeness and Power: an Analysis of Chinese Women's Language Use as a Function of Power

Rayman, Denise L.

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Title
Prestige, Politeness and Power: an Analysis of Chinese Women's Language Use as a Function of Power
Author(s)
Rayman, Denise L.
Issue Date
2011-05
Keyword(s)
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Politeness theory
  • Confucianism
  • Sajiao
Abstract
A senior thesis analyzing how modern female Chinese women gain social power through three linguistic strategies: selective use and disuse of emerging Beijing dialectal features, linguistic politeness considered from both Confucianism and Brown and Levinson politeness theory, and also sajiao, a form of childish speech.
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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