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中国大陆改革开放新词语 Zhongguo dalu gaige kaifang xin ciyu (A glossary of new political terms of the People's Republic of China in the post-reform era) (review)

中国大陆改革开放新词语 Zhongguo dalu gaige kaifang xin ciyu (A glossary of new political terms of the... China Review International: Vol. 16, No. 2, 2009 Li Gucheng (Li Kwok-sing), compiler. Zhongguo dalu gaige kaifang xin ciyu (A glossary of new political terms of the People's Republic of China in the post-reform era). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2006. lxvii, 634 pp. $39.00, isbn 962-996-258-6. The Chinese love set phrases. This may have something to do with their character-based language, which gravitates toward succinctness in expression. Another factor is the Chinese emphasis on conventions and tradition--once authoritative ideas are formed, they are widely shared and quickly spread in society. Thus, the use of correct terminology is particularly important in Chinese life. Confucius famously declared that, for one to speak properly, he must first "rectify names" (), an effort we may generalize to mean getting any significant concepts right. As China went through drastic transformation in the modern age, new terms and phrases depicting changing conditions in the country appeared in large numbers, gaining broad currency. This is the case with China under Mao, and it is the case with China in the Reform Era. For those who intend to learn about China in the past thirty years by looking at official jargon and popular lingo, Li's http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png China Review International University of Hawai'I Press

中国大陆改革开放新词语 Zhongguo dalu gaige kaifang xin ciyu (A glossary of new political terms of the People's Republic of China in the post-reform era) (review)

Li, Jing.
China Review International , Volume 16 (2) – Oct 31, 2009
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China Review International: Vol. 16, No. 2, 2009 Li Gucheng (Li Kwok-sing), compiler. Zhongguo dalu gaige kaifang xin ciyu (A glossary of new political terms of the People's Republic of China in the post-reform era). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2006. lxvii, 634 pp. $39.00, isbn 962-996-258-6. The Chinese love set phrases. This may have something to do with their character-based language, which gravitates toward succinctness in expression. Another factor is the Chinese emphasis on conventions and tradition--once authoritative ideas are formed, they are widely shared and quickly spread in society. Thus, the use of correct terminology is particularly important in Chinese life. Confucius famously declared that, for one to speak properly, he must first "rectify names" (), an effort we may generalize to mean getting any significant concepts right. As China went through drastic transformation in the modern age, new terms and phrases depicting changing conditions in the country appeared in large numbers, gaining broad currency. This is the case with China under Mao, and it is the case with China in the Reform Era. For those who intend to learn about China in the past thirty years by looking at official jargon and popular lingo, Li's

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