Chinese Communication Research Articles

A Study of the Sequential Environments of Turn-Initial “Laughter”—A Conversation Analytic Approach

“Laughter” is a common language in human society. The “laughter” in the turn-initial position is a special one, which is of great significance for analyzing the social action of the whole turn. Using the method of conversation analysis, this paper explores the sequential environments of “laughter” which is in the turn-initial position of the daily Chinese communication. This analysis finds that “laughter” in the turn-initial position often appears in the following three sequential environments: after the previous speaker’s self-deprecating; the current speaker complains to the listener about the listener or third party; after the previous speaker has stated the difficulty he or she is facing in his or her turn.

Happy but Not Happy The Correlation between Chinese High School Students' Grades and Their Level of Happiness

The purpose of this research is to address the growing attention on students mental health by examining how grades, which take up a huge portion of every student's daily life, can positively or negatively affect a student's happiness level. Many previous pieces of research on this topic adopted a very general perspective and focused on the global sample size. As a result, this study aims to concentrate exclusively on examining the correlation between grades and the daily happiness level of 39 Chinese high school students attending Shanghai Foreign Language High School. By drawing on reviews of similar studies before and distributing an online survey to participants through Wechat, the main Chinese communication platform, a curious phenomenon was identified. Despite reporting to be under great stress and suffering from occasional anxiety attacks, the participants reflected very positively on their daily mood and energy level, and I failed to identify a correlation due to the conflicting survey results. Future research should be conducted by further expanding on the sample size and investigating the special mental mechanism Chinese high school students potentially develop from their unique educational environment.

Eksplorasi Kebutuhan Pengembangan Buku Saku Deiksis Sosial Bahasa Mandarin bagi Pemelajar Pemula

This article explores the needs of Chinese beginner learners regarding a pocket guide to using Chinese social deixis. The method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques in the form of questionnaires. The questionnaire was distributed through Google Forms to 40 first and second-semester students or the equivalent of CEFR A1 and A2 standards or HSK levels 1 and 2 in the Chinese Language Education Study Program at the State University of Jakarta. The results of this study are 73.1% of students have a non-Chinese background, and 92.9% of students' parents do not speak Chinese, so students can only learn Chinese in the campus environment. 53.8% of students have difficulty translating and interpreting social deixis that appears in texts and dialogues. In Chinese communication, 65.4% of students feel insecure about the accuracy of the greetings they use. 96.6% of students stated that they needed a guidebook for using social deixis by compiling a list of greeting words based on the textbook's chapter order.

Deconstructing Authority with Humor - The Cultural Adaptation and Reinvention of Women’s Discourse in Stand-Up Comedy of China

This paper explores the adaptation and alienation of Western postmodern approaches to female empowerment in China through an analysis of female discourse in the stand-up comedy industry. I used textual analysis to examine the discourses and audience feedback of female performers in the representative Chinese talk show "Rock & Roast". The results of this paper are divided into two parts: 1. the three main portraits and discourse strategies of female stand-up comedians extracted from their words; and 2. a comparison of public opinion on the acceptance of different female discourses and images in the first part with the audience's evaluation. The findings of the study show that female stand-up comedians are mainly moulded through language into three categories: women in traditional relationships, feminist fighters and highly educated independent women. The audience's feedback suggests that a new system of authoritative judgement between Western thought and traditional Chinese gender values is in the process of being born. In stand-up comedy, a model image of women that demands independence but without touching on gender issues is being promoted as the "most qualified" representation of women's image. The category of female discourse has an underlying premise of male discourse, and thus all talk of female discourse is inextricably bound up with male-centrism. Here, the term discourse is important for all normative forms of human life, in addition to what is commonly thought of as forms of speech. For example, Foucault's discourse of power and Said's theory of postcolonial discourse in the East start from all normative forms in life. When we analyze women's discourse in Chinese communication, we also focus on the normative forms of their lives in addition to words, exploring the crux of the problem from the deep psychological factors of culture, history, and anthropology.Generally speaking, women's discourse in contemporary Chinese communication is often characterized by several problems: misinterpretation, deflection, and pleasing, etc. Even though there are a number of feminist movements in contemporary China, they may not be able to truly and correctly address feminist issues. This does not lie in the strength of male power in China, but in the biased arguments and misperceptions of this issue in women's visions.

수능 중국어Ⅰ출제 경향 분석에 대한 소고

As is well known, the absolute evaluation of the Chinese SAT test from 2022 requires adjusting the difficulty of the existing CSAT test. On the other hand, the number of examinees participating in the Chinese test of the CSAT every year is on the decline. Now, as a Chinese teacher, it is necessary to consider the alternatives in various ways as to how to overcome and cope with changes and crisis factors in the external environment for the Chinese test. In addition, in order for “evaluation,” which determines teaching and learning, to meet the final goal of Chinese language education, “improving Chinese communication skills,” it is necessary to closely review and review the questions on the Chinese test. This paper will focus on the following research questions to explore the tendency of the questions that measure the “communication function” of the CSAT Chinese test for 10 years from 2013 to 2022. : (1) What are the high frequency Chinese words used in the communication function question for 10 years? ; (2) What are the ‘communication functions’ and ‘communication situations’ that are mainly dealt with in the communication function questions, and what are the characteristics of these functions compared to the ‘communication function items’ presented in the ‘Chinese Language Curriculum’? ; (3) Based on the above analysis results, what is the plan to improve the question of communication function under the absolute evaluation method?

非母语者话语标记“然后”的使用情况考察

This paper takes native English and Korean speakers as the research objects, and examines their use of the discourse marker “Ranhou” in Chinese communication from the aspects of distribution and function by means of statistical and comparative analysis. On this basis, find out the factors that form and affect the above characteristics. After investigation, we found that both native and non-native speakers tend to use “Ranhou” as a discourse marker in long-turn personal declarative Chinese communication. However, non-native speakers' psychological dependence on “Ranhou” is far less strong than that of Chinese native speakers, so the frequency of use is much lower than that of native speakers. Functionally, the discourse marker “Ranhou” works at both the discourse and interpersonal levels. In the corpus of native speakers and non-native speakers, the specific functional performance of “Ranhou” has both common features and individual differences. We believe that the above differences are related to the influence of the communicator's language ability.

Modeling and Analysis of Chinese Culture and Communication

Along with many other Asian countries, China's communication differs from, and at times, conflicts with, the United States, which is considered more collectivist and low-contact than that of the United States. The topic of this article is mental, physical, and behavioral health. This ancient society is one of the world's oldest, with a history spanning many thousands of years. These aspects of Chinese culture have significant weight in the Chinese community and society. Chinese participants care deeply about the cultural context, whether social scientists, humanists, or clinical psychiatrists. Based on several studies, Chinese culture influences various aspects of health, including physical and mental well-being, parent-child interactions and social connections, goals for individuals and groups, and health care delivery models. According to research on the subject, traditional Confucian cultural norms have influenced Chinese communication features. To maintain harmonious ties, the Chinese rely heavily on indirect communication. For them, the way you stand, your attitude, and even the tone of your voice all communicate a lot more than just words. They use imprecise language and may understate the significance of what they say. For themodeling analysis of Chinese culture and communication(MA-CCC) model, a brand-new approach has been presented. As long as this Confucian-influenced Chinese communication style persists, it will significantly impact Chinese society and communication between Chinese professionals and their Western counterparts. However, the frequency of attachment terms was lower in Chinese literature; the findings showed a rising tendency forAC(affectionate communication) in recent decades. In addition, the frequency of love terms in Chinese novels was linked positively to individuality. As a result of societal shifts, affection sharing becomes more common in individualistic metropolitan settings, as these findings show a performance enhancement of 94.2%.

Towards intercultural communication effectiveness (congruence) in Sino-African interactions

Within the field of intercultural communication, the position of theorist is adopted, to re-thinkand reframe existing insights by creatively combining them in a more useful and holistic way,towards intercultural communication effectiveness (congruence). More specifically, this paper ispremised on the view that intercultural communication awareness resulting from an understandingof communication cultures of those in interaction can enable development of appropriatestrategies for enhancing intercultural communication effectiveness (ICE). Thus, with referenceto the Sino-African cultural context, a synthesis of literature on culture and communication inWestern, African, and Chinese cultures on the basis of a conceptual framework for interculturalcommunication effectiveness is conducted. The result is a framework reflecting potential synergiesand differences in communication culture and patterns, while also suggesting low culture distancebetween African and Chinese culture. A higher culture distance is reported when African andChinese cultures are compared to Western cultures. Patterns of similarity and difference in Africanand Chinese communication culture are also presented. This paper contributes to the limitedknowledge of intercultural communication in Sino-African interactions by providing insights intoAfrican communication culture and comparing three cultures (Chinese, African, and Western).

Early Development and the Functional Correlation of Brain Structural Connectivity in Preterm-Born Infants.

Exuberant axon growth and competitive pruning lead to dramatic and comprehensive changes in white matter pathways of the infant brain during the first few postnatal months, yet the development of structural configuration in early infancy has not been fully characterized. This study aimed to investigate the developmental trajectory of structural connectivity reflecting relative fiber density in 43 preterm-born infants aged 0–3 months of corrected age without any complications utilizing probabilistic tractography based on fiber orientation distribution and to explore the potential function correlation associated with the network properties based on the Chinese Communication Development of Infant at 10 months of corrected age. The findings revealed significant increases in global efficiency, local efficiency, normalized clustering coefficient, and small-worldness (padj < 0.001 for each), while the normalized characteristic path length showed a non-significant decrease with age (padj = 0.118). Furthermore, those findings were validated by another parcelation strategy. In addition, the early local efficiency was found to be significantly correlated with words understood at 10 months of corrected age. A unique developmental pattern of structural networks with enhancing efficiency and the small-world property was found in early infancy, which was different from those of neonates or toddlers. In addition, this study revealed a significant correlation between local efficiency and late language comprehension, which indicated that enhanced structural connectivity may lay the structural foundation for language specialization.

The efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with language training for motor aphasia after stroke: study protocol for a multicenter randomized sham-controlled trial

BackgroundMotor aphasia after stroke is a common and intractable complication of stroke. Acupuncture and language training may be an alternative and effective approach. However, the efficacy of acupuncture and language training for motor aphasia after stroke has not been confirmed. The main objectives of this trial are to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture and low-intensity, low-dose language training in treating ischemic motor aphasia after stroke from 15 to 90 days.MethodsThis is a multicenter randomized sham-controlled clinical trial. We will allocate 252 subjects aged between 45 and 75 years diagnosed with motor aphasia after stroke with an onset time ranging from 15 to 90 days into two groups randomly in a 1:1 ratio. Patients in the experimental group will be treated with “Xing-Nao Kai-Qiao” acupuncture therapy plus language training, and those in the control group will be treated with sham-acupoint (1 cun next to the acupoints) acupuncture therapy plus language training. All the patients will be given acupuncture and language training for 6 weeks, with a follow-up evaluation 6 weeks after the end of the treatment and 6 months after the onset time. The patients will mainly be evaluated using the Western Aphasia Battery and Chinese Functional Communication Profile, and the incidence of treatment-related adverse events at the 2nd, 4th, and 6th weeks of treatment will be recorded. The baseline characteristics of the patients will be summarized by group, the chi-squared test will be used to compare categorical variables, and repeated measures of analysis of variance or a linear mixed model will be applied to analyze the changes measured at different time points.DiscussionThe present study is designed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of traditional acupuncture therapy and language training in ischemic motor aphasia after stroke and explore the correlation between the treatment time and clinical effect of acupuncture. We hope our results will help doctors understand and utilize acupuncture combined with language training.Trial registrationChiCTR ChiCTR1900026740. Registered on 20 October 2019

BCC 코퍼스를 기반으로 한 중국어 동의어 ‘一定’과 ‘肯定’ 분석

This paper based on Teaching Chinese as a foreign language, using the statistical functions and various retrieval methods provided by BCC corpus, explores specific methods to distinguish the characteristics of synonyms ‘一定’ and ‘肯定’ in word collocation and semantic rhyme,word frequency distribution, so as to help use synonyms appropriately and give better play to the function of Chinese communication. The Corpus linguistics mainly investigates the differences of word frequency distribution of synonyms in different registers. Count the significance of the co-occurrence of keywords and collocations, and distinguish synonyms. At the same time, we observe the collocation characteristics of synonyms in the search results, and reveal the discrimination characteristics of synonyms, such as class connection, word collocation and semantic rhyme. Thanks to the huge amount of anticipation provided by the corpus, the corpus can index the rich usage and context of synonym groups, so that researchers can compare the semantic and pragmatic differences between synonyms and describe synonyms objectively and comprehensively.

China and COVID-19: Assessing a State’s Image Repair Strategies in a Global Crisis

On 31 December 2019, China reported the emergence of a cluster of pneumonia of unknown cause in the city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei. As the novel disease turned into a global pandemic, China had to face a serious damage to its portrayed image of a responsible global power. Combining Benoit’s Image Repair Theory (IRT) with a contextual framework singling out cultural, societal and political variables that influence Chinese Communication Strategies (CCSs), the article pioneers the analysis of strategies adopted to respond to public image’s threats by adding an explicative nuance to their selection and reception.

Deep Learning-Based Text Sentiment Analysis in Chinese International Promotion

The importance of teaching Chinese as a foreign language has grown in tandem with the rapid advancement of China’s politics and economy. The Chinese language’s international promotion strategy has taken shape, and it has become a major cause for our country and nation. Under such a new situation, the content and form of Chinese cultural communication have taken on new characteristics. Foreign friends will use a variety of ways to express their emotions and attitudes toward the Chinese on the Internet, most of which are mainly text comments. Sentiment analysis of text comments can provide valuable emotional information for our Chinese international communication and promotion activities. Text sentiment analysis using deep learning algorithms has advanced considerably in recent years. For that purpose, this study proposes a bidirectional long- and short-term memory network, as well as a text sentiment analysis model with a self-attentive mechanism, and applies it to comments on Chinese language promotion. Experiments show that our model achieves a good recognition situation and has application value.

Chinese Character Culture Communication and Comparative Analysis Based on Big Data Visualization

With the promotion of China’s international status, the study of Chinese characters has become the trend of scholars all over the world. Nowadays, the international promotion of Chinese has become an important part of the national diplomatic strategy. With the rapid development of big data visualization technology, Chinese culture can be spread quickly, and it is easy to achieve the above requirements to achieve visual accessibility. In view of the problems existing in the current dissemination of Chinese culture, such as too scattered dissemination content, unsystematic dissemination channels, and poor dissemination effect, this paper puts forward a method of Chinese character culture dissemination based on big data visualization. Firstly, the visual features of Chinese characters are recognized, and the rules of Chinese characters are detected; secondly, the large data visualization analysis of Chinese character imaging is carried out, and the performance comparison under different iterations is compared. Chinese visual technology has obvious advantages in the effect and performance of Chinese character transmission. Finally, the development trend of Chinese communication is analyzed, and the acceptance, speed, coverage, understanding, learning degree, and practical degree of Chinese communication abroad are compared. The big data visualization model has certain advantages in functional comparison.

Journalism via Systems Cybernetics: The Birth of the Chinese Communication Discipline and Post-Mao Press Reforms

Journalism via Systems Cybernetics: The Birth of the Chinese Communication Discipline and Post-Mao Press Reforms

언택트시대 TBL 교수법 기반 중국어작문 수업 사례 연구

This paper mainly introduces the application of TBL method in Chinese writing course in untact era. After briefly summarizing the characteristics of the Chinese writing course, especially the latest Process-Oriented teaching method was introduced intensively. Chapter3 introduces the concept and process of TBL teaching method. Chapter 4 introduces the case of the application of Chinese writing courses in the second semester of 2021 of S university, including TBL design, making team, determination of discussion topics and activities, and evaluation. The final section summarizes the problems and improvements in the application process. In conclusion, considering the improvements of learning content understanding, Chinese communication skills, competence as a team member, interest in lectures, and completeness of writing results, it seems that the expected effect was achieved by designing successful team activities in Chinese writing class. Through this study, we hope that more effective Chinese writing education can be achieved by actively interacting between learners and instructors or learners through TBL class activities.

Xinren Chen: Exploring identity work in Chinese communication

Xinren Chen: Exploring identity work in Chinese communication

Conservation and Communication Strategy for the Grand Canal Cultural Heritage with the Theoretical Framework of 5Cs

Since ancient China, the Grand Canal has become the backbone of the nation, exerting profound and far reaching influence on Chinese communication and transportation system. Studies concerning the Grand Canal have increased greatly since it entered into the World Heritage List in 2014. However, most researches are focused upon practical issues, such as repairing or restoring relative river canals, scenery spots and museums. Under the more complex and serious conditions of world ecosystem and cultural conflicts, more research work is needed to enhance the theoretical understanding for the Grand Canal and promote the Grand Canal Cultural Heritage globally, aiming to build a community of shared future for mankind. With the guidance of "5Cs" of <i>Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention</i>, this paper discusses better conservation and communication strategies for the Grand Canal by highlighting its outstanding universal value, improving its credibility with scientific conservation of the authenticity and integrity of the Grand Canal, focusing on capacity-building for better convention and application of the cultural heritage resources and encouraging social communities to work together for the global communication of the Grand Canal. Meanwhile, a multi-modal and multilingual database for the historical and cultural resources of the Grand Canal will be established by means of big data, digital technology and all-media technology. It is hoped to provide meaningful reference for the more rational and scientific conservation and communication of the Grand Canal while China is planning to build the National Grand Canal Cultural Park.

OFFICIAL IMAGE-BUILDING COMMUNICATION OF CHINA IN UKRAINEDURING THE PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACTON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES

The article examines the practice of using such formats of informational promotion as "academic journals", "social media" and "traditional mass media" to maintain the official image of China, particularly in the Ukrainian information space during the COVID-19 pandemic (the time frame). Among other things, the authors analyze the opinions and comments of Ukrainian experts in the field of Sino-Ukrainian relations and international communications concerning the development of China's image among Ukrainian citizens. During the pandemic, China's public relations efforts in Ukraine allowed the PRC to avoid accusations of being "guilty" of the worldwide crisis. However, it is pointed out that the dissemination of image-building information about China in Ukraine is currently in its inception stage. A conclusion is made that at the time of the pandemic, no task has been set for those Chinese communication organizations and institutions that can promote wider participation of Ukrainians in the development of Sino Ukrainian relations. Therefore, some stereotypes about China will continue to dominate the collective consciousness of Ukrainians. Negative stereotypes about China have been reinforced by critical information regarding the quality of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine supplied to Ukraine; such information has been published in Ukrainian media. This, however, is due to the global competition for vaccine markets. The situation was further exacerbated by the crisis around the Motor Sich Company. Hence, it is necessary to conduct outreach work without the mediation of third countries, particularly of Russia, which wage war against Ukraine and is not interested in Ukraine developing an allied relationship with any country, especially with a global leader like China.

Analysis of Dynamic game with government subsidy in the telecommunication industry

With the development of the telecommunication industry, 5G service has become the core focus point in every country. This paper establishes a three-oligarchs game model in the Chinese communication service industry to study the oligarch game of communication service based on the 5G service and the influence of relevant government policies. Combined with the game theory and complex system theory, this paper analyzes the three oligarchs in the Chinese telecommunication industry from static and dynamic games perspectives. Firstly, the government's incentives and subsidies are conducive to enhancing the 5G service level in telecommunication oligarchs. Secondly, the cost subsidy and lump-sum incentive will have different impacts on the stability of the dynamic system; Thirdly, the government's incentive and subsidy are not conducive to the enthusiasm of enterprises' desire to get profit. Therefore, the government should not over encourage and subsidize mature enterprises when making relevant decisions and could fully consider the proportions of different incentives and subsidies when making decisions, combined with the actual demand situation to achieve the best effect.