Chinese is a discourse-oriented language and the underlying mechanisms
of the language involve encoding and decoding so the language can be
correctly delivered and understood. To date, there has been a lack of
consolidation at the discourse level such that a reference framework for
understanding the language in a top-down fashion is still
underdeveloped.
The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Discourse Analysis is the first to
showcase the latest research in the field of Chinese discourse analysis
to consolidate existing findings, put the language in both theoretical
and socio-functional perspectives, offer guidance and insights for
further research and inspire innovative ideas for exploring the Chinese
language in the discourse domain. The book is aimed at both students and
scholars researching in the areas of Chinese linguistics and discourse
analysis.