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  1. 1. Constructing Semiotic System : A Study of Traditional Chinese Woodblock New Year Pictures

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Jinyue Qian; [2023]
    Keywords : Chinese Woodblock New Year pictures; signs; signifier; signified; connotation; myth; semiotic system;

    Abstract : Traditional Chinese woodblock New Year pictures face the danger of being marginalized and disappearing in the context of industrialization and technological development. It is, therefore, imperative to conduct research on traditional New Year pictures to address this challenge. READ MORE

  3. 2. A phonetic and multimodal exploration of the BA construction of the Chinese imperative

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Guohua Hu; [2021]
    Keywords : Chinese imperative; 把 bǎ ‘Ba’ construction; syntax; prosody; gesture; multimodality; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Previous studies of the Chinese imperative have treated syntax and prosody separately, have not considered gestures, and have looked at sentences in isolation and not in discourse. This study therefore investigated how the relationship between grammatical components, intonation (perceived stress), and gesture are co-organized and interact in the 把 bǎ ‘Ba’ construction (i. READ MORE

  4. 3. Persuasive Technology for Appealing to the Motivation of Chinese for Garbage Classification

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Dingxu Bai; [2020]
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    Abstract : The amount of garbage is rapidly increasing in China  nowadays, which has led to severe environmental  problems. Garbage recycling is imperative in dealing with the problem and garbage classification plays an essential role in the recycling process. However, most Chinese have weak awareness of garbage classification. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Reception of Mo Yan in the British and North American Literary Centers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Victoria Xiaoyang Liu; [2015]
    Keywords : Mo Yan; reception; reader-response criticism; horizon of expectation; interpretive communities; Pascale Casanova; discourse; hegemony;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the two major conflicting modes of interpretation applied to Mo Yan’s literary texts diachronically and synchronically in order to reveal both the aesthetic imperative and the liberating force of the British and North American literary centers in receiving literature from the periphery. After an introduction to the centers’ disparate responses to the paradigmatic shift of the local Chinese literary trend in the 1980s, the thesis continues with a theoretical discussion on reader-response theory and the uneven power relations between the literary center and the periphery. READ MORE

  6. 5. Global leadership in Emerging Countries : Focusin on China

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU

    Author : Yan Chen; Phetrada Eadthongsai; [2011]
    Keywords : global leadership; Chinese global leader; leadership competencies; culture; global mindset;

    Abstract : The emerging countries attract more worldwide attention thanks to their strong upward economic growth nowadays. Especially with the progress of globalization, well-managed companies in emerging economies begin to win chances of international exposure on the global business stage. READ MORE