SinoTibetan languages Books

Wisdom is an integratal part of all philosophical and religious traditions in the world. Focusing on the concept of wisdom, this book examines the difficulties and problems facing comparative studies...

This book is a classic introduction to Chinese philology—the discipline of textual interpretation—which is grounded in rigorous exegetical and linguistic analysis of ancient texts.As a discipline...

This book examines the role of language in the modernisation of Xizang, the evolution of Tibetan language studies, and changes to China’s ethnic language policies.Based on fieldwork and policy...

This book explores the introduction and localization of the political concepts of left and right in Chinese media discourse from the late Qing to the late 1920s, analyzing their shift from spatial...

Chinese Grammar Analysis Issues explores contested topics in Chinese language research through 99 questions on grammatical analysis, prompting reflection on research directions, core theories, and...

This book offers an engaging exploration of Chinese tones, charting their historical origins, diverse expressions across dialects, and their pivotal role in shaping Chinese music and poetry.Blending...

How do young children comprehend complex sentences when intervening elements disrupt understanding? This book explores a key puzzle: Children often struggle to link phrases across distance when...

This cutting-edge collection of empirical research focuses on teaching and learning Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) in Singapore and contributes to CSL or Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL)...

In the fast-evolving age of digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (AI), news discourse plays a pivotal role in shaping cultural and political narratives and public understanding of significant...

This book explores the resolution of Mandarin Chinese reflexive pronouns — ziji (‘self’) and ta-ziji (‘he/she-self’) — in language processing, focusing on how the human mind integrates multiple...

This volume explores the ways in which traditional Chinese wisdom can inform and enrich contemporary efforts to construct values that promote education and human development.Global scholars from...

This book's pluralistic, non-dogmatic, and committed investigation of the values of ecological sustainability, economic justice, and human dignity provides balanced analysis of environmental problems...

Translations of six stories accompany seven papers from a workshop on critical approaches to modern Chinese short stories held at the U. of Hawaii in December 1982. With one exception, the essays...

This book addresses the past and changing contexts of Chinese and German teacher education under the impact of globalization and echoes "quality" issues of teacher education. This edited book...

Religion, Language and Power shows that the language of ‘religion’ is far from neutral, and that the packaging and naming of what English speakers call ‘religious’ groups or identities is imbued with...

This book addresses the past and changing contexts of Chinese and German teacher education under the impact of globalization and echoes "quality" issues of teacher education. This edited book...

Serrano calls for a reassessment of the practice of World Literature with six case studies taken from the Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Korean and Latin American traditions. Although in recent...

In order to better understand how the world viewed the US 2016 presidential election, the issues that mattered around the world, and how nations made sense of how their media systems constructed...

This Handbook approaches Chinese Studies from an interdisciplinary perspective while attempting to establish a fundamental set of core values and tenets for the subject, in relation to the further...

This book is a concise introduction to modern Chinese vocabulary by Guo Liangfu, a renowned Chinese linguist, covering the basic theories and research findings on Chinese morphology.Divided into...

Chinese Idioms provides a theoretical framework for understanding idioms in the Chinese language, tracing their origins and analyzing their linguistic evolution.This work broadens the definition of...

This book examines the life, philosophy, works and influence of Tao Yuanming, one of the most emblematic poets in ancient China. It sheds light on his lasting poetic and spiritual significance within...

This book uses corpus analysis and experimental methods to examine the structural characteristics and cognitive mechanisms of Chinese-English code-switching. It also compares the syntactic and...

Women Filmmakers in Sinophone World Cinema portrays a group of important contemporary women filmmakers working across the Sinophone world including Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and beyond. The...

This book offers a concise yet powerful analysis of critical Chinese grammatical concepts, adopting an authentic approach that considers the language on its own terms.Presented in a dialogic form, it...

Combining contextual and theoretical perspectives, this book examines how parents navigate early literacy dilemmas through illustrative cases from three culturally and linguistically distinct...

Bordering Tibetan Languages: Making and Marking Languages in Transnational High Asia examines the complex interactions between state, ethnic, and linguistic borders in the Himalayas. These case...

Queer Representations in Chinese-language Film and the Cultural Landscape provides a cultural history of queer representations in Chinese-language film and media, negotiated by locally produced...

Over the past decade, digital technologies have profoundly reshaped the Chinese cultural landscape. With a focus on the creative agency of new media and online communities, this volume examines this...

This book presents the first English edition of YANG Bojun’s authoritative annotated commentary on the Mengzi, a Confucian canon by Mencius. It masterfully integrates classical Chinese exegetical...

This book explains how Mandarin Chinese often leaves the subject unspoken and how readers can still work out 'who' or 'what' is being talked about by identifying patterns in connected discourse...

This book explores the processes, aesthetics, and politics of literary self-translation and transmediation in the Sinophone world. This volume will be of interest to scholars in literary translation,...

Focusing on a decade of controversy surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in China, this book provides a rigorous, mixed-method analysis of how risk discourses are constructed and...

Filling a critical gap in the field of language disorders, this book presents a scientifically validated screening system designed specifically for Chinese-speaking children.Combining insights from...

Drawing on media interview materials, this book takes a holistic approach to examining the Chinese discourse marker ni zhidao (你知道, meaning “you know”), thereby contributing to a deeper understanding...

Offering original insights into journalism's transformation in a politically complex, multilingual region, this book critically explores the rise of Chinese-speaking journalists transitioning to...

Ali Jalalian Daghigh and Pei Soo Ang’s book provides new insights into the relationships between translation, journalism, ideology, and power via a humanising approach. Carving out a niche within...

European Falconry in Qing China: The Treatise on Falcons (Jincheng yinglun 進程鷹論) by Ludovico Buglio S.J. (1606–1682), translated, edited, and introduced by Paolo De Troia, offers a fascinating...

Based on the texts of traditional Chinese dramas such as The Orphan of Zhao, Liang Shangbo and Zhu Yingtai, The Injustice to Dou E, and The Fifteen Strings of Cash, the book aims to broaden the scope...

This second volume examines asymmetry in language by focusing on how linguistic form and meaning align or diverge.Building on the concepts introduced in Volume 1, this volume analyzes symmetry and...

Edited by Gu, Wu, and Moratto, this volume explores how Chinese science fiction transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries through its unique blend of imagination, philosophy, and cultural...

This first volume explores asymmetry in language by examining how affirmative and negative constructions reveal markedness phenomena.Building on the focus of the larger set, this volume first...

This book establishes “Confucian Literature” as a multidisciplinary genre. By breaking down the barriers between literature and philosophy, this book opens the field of Chinese literature to new...

This book establishes “Confucian Literature” as a multidisciplinary genre. By breaking down the barriers between literature and philosophy, this book opens the field of Chinese literature to new...

First published in 1987, Buddhist Civilization in Tibet is unique among works in English as it provides a whole range of information on Tibetan religion and literature, with extensive scholarly data,...

This book studies the history of contemporary Chinese fiction criticism, highlighting the role of critics in shaping contemporary literary history.The author divides the history of contemporary...

This book examines overlaps, differences, and complementarities between narratology and stylistics, and shows the consequences of this examination for the practical analysis of prose narrative...

This book delves deep into the lived experiences of the Tibetan diaspora, offering an insightful exploration through the intersecting lenses of politics, psychology, and culture. Drawing from the...