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C/FC/39. English Loanwords in Chinese Media: Example of Cultural Erosion

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2008
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The paper examines the influence of English loanwords on the Chinese culture. A historical overview of the lexical borrowings into the Chinese language is presented, their use by the media industry is explored. The implications of the contacts between Chinese culture and Western culture are discussed with references to current literature on the subject of cultural erosion, globalization theory, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, economic integration, the growth of 'Chinglish', etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Linguistics, Loanwords, Chinese, English, Cultural Erosion, Americanization, Lingua Fr,

 
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