Language of Nation-State Building in Late Qing China - A Case Study of the Xinmin Congbao and the Minbao, 1902-1910

The Language of Nation-State Building in Late Qing China investigates the linguistic and intellectual roots of China's modern transformation by presenting a systematic study of the interplay between language innovation and socio-political upheavals in the final decade of the Qing Empire.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction Intellectual and Linguistic Genesis of the Chinese Nation
Chapter One The Lure of Utopia: Liang Qichao and Xinmin Congbao
Chapter Two The Discourse of Xinmin: Mindset Remodelling
Chapter Three The Press Debate between Xinmin Congbao and Minbao, 1905-1907
Chapter Four The Discourse of Guomin: Rule of the People vs. Rule of the State
Chapter Five Translating ‘Nation’: The Remaking of the Chinese Society
Chapter Six Rupture in Modernity and the Struggle for National Identities
Appendix 1 List of key articles in the late Qing press debate corpus
Appendix 2 Top 20 concept nouns in the late Qing press debate
Appendix 3 Top 50 concept nouns in the full-text of Xinmin Congbao and Minbao
Appendix 4 Occurrence frequency of the term ‘state 国家’, 1830-1930
Appendix 5 Occurrence frequency of the term ‘nation 民族’, 1830-1930
Appendix 6 Occurrence frequency of the term ‘revolution 革命’, 1830-1930
Appendix 7 Occurrence frequency of the term ‘democracy 民主’, 1830-1930
Appendix 8 Occurrence frequency of the term ‘people’s rights 民权’, 1830-1930
Appendix 9 The top 30 collocation word chains for guomin in the debate corpus
Index

About the author

Qing Cao is Associate Professor in Chinese Studies at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University.

Summary

The Language of Nation-State Building in Late Qing China investigates the linguistic and intellectual roots of China’s modern transformation by presenting a systematic study of the interplay between language innovation and socio-political upheavals in the final decade of the Qing Empire.

Product details

• Authors: Qing Cao, Qing (Durham University Cao, Cao Qing
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032074245
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3207424-5
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Routledge Studies in Chinese Discourse Analysis
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Media Studies, Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Chinese, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)