Metaphor and Entertainment presents the very first, large-scale exploration of metaphor in Chinese online entertainment news, one of the most vibrant and controversial news genres in contemporary China.

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“The content is accessible for students new to the field of corpus linguistics and metaphor: concepts are clearly defined and backed up with thought-provoking examples from the corpus data. The book is also relevant to established scholars in the field as it provides a novel and fascinating insight into the socio-cultural roots, and evolution, of traditional and contemporary metaphors in Chinese entertainment news writing. In sum, the book provides a valuable contribution to the field of corpus linguistics and metaphor.” (Shirley Anne Paul, Metaphor and the Social World, Vol. 6 (2), 2016)

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Chong Han is Associate Lecturer in Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. Her research interests are in the areas of Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Corpus Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting Studies.

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Book Title: Metaphor and Entertainment
Book Subtitle: A Corpus-Based Approach to Language in Chinese Online News
Authors: Chong Han
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137298041
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-29803-4Published: 20 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-45225-5Published: 01 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-29804-1Published: 19 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 180
Topics: Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Media Studies, Translation, Applied Linguistics, Communication Studies

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