The sensitivity of conversational topics and vague language in Mandarin Chinese

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The sensitivity of conversational topics and vague language in Mandarin Chinese

Vagueness is an important part of language, whose research has been increasingly steadily. However, the impact of touchy conversational topics on the use of vague language has been largely overlooked. Based on the analysis of spoken interactions in Mandarin Chinese, the findings of the study show th...

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Main Authors:	Zhang, Grace, Feng, H.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Zhongguo Shehui Kexueyuan * Yuyan Yanjiusuo 2013
Subjects:	vagueness，vague language，Chinese，conversation topics，sensitivity
Online Access:	http://ddyyx.periodicals.net.cn/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4520

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