Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting : A Cross-Cultural Perspective /

This innovative book examines, from a cross-cultural perspective, the elasticity of language in the popular talent show The Voice. The study discusses how and why elastic language is used in persuasion and comforting. The comparisons made throughout the book between Chinese and English highlight the...

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Main Authors:	Zhang, Grace (Author), Parvaresh, Vahid (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:	Motion pictures and television. Discourse analysis. Pragmatics. Comparative linguistics. Chinese language. Culture. Australasia. Screen Studies. Discourse Analysis. Comparative Linguistics. Chinese. Australasian Culture. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book