Critical Pragmatic Studies on Chinese Public Discourse

Public discourse constitutes the language environment of a town or a city, which forms part of the social environment of a country or a region. Based on extensive first-hand data collected from public places, mass media and the Internet, this monograph attempts critical pragmatic studies of public discourse in the contemporary Chinese context.

By applying pragmatic theories and analytical instruments to the analysis of the data, including business names, advertisements, public signs and noti...