Diachronic Evolution and Synchronic Distribution of the Conceptual Field of Speech Act Verb Swearing Language

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10.2991/assehr.k.201215.319How to use a DOI?

Keywords

swearing language, conceptual field, diachronic evolution, synchronic distribution

Abstract

Speech act verb of swearing language serves as a basic category in Chinese language, whether it is ancient or modern language, euphemism, colloquialism, or mandarin. Diachronic method and quantitative statistical analysis are employed to investigate the diachronic evolution and synchronic distribution of the conceptual field of speech act verb “swearing language”. In the pre-Qin period, “詈 (Li, abusive language)” prevailed with a few combinations on and out of the field. In the Middle Chinese period, “骂 (Ma, cursing)” gradually replaced “詈” to win the dominant position, and new combination forms with elements in and out of conceptual field emerged. In the Neoteric Chinese period, “骂” occupied a dominant position with “啳 (Quan)” and “诀 (Jue)” included, new combinations with elements in and out of conceptual field have been slashed. The conceptual field of speech act verb swearing language in modern Chinese language covers lots of members. “骂” is the most widely used, followed by “诀” and “啳”, with other members scattered in southern dialects.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mengchuan Zhang
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/18
TI  - Diachronic Evolution and Synchronic Distribution of the Conceptual Field of Speech Act Verb Swearing Language
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Inter-cultural Communication (ICELAIC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 139
EP  - 143
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.319
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.319
ID  - Zhang2020
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