Semantic Evolution of Chinese Social Appellations

The purpose of this book is to sort out the history of semantic changes of the main common social appellations in Chinese. And it explores the current status of the use of Chinese common terms in Chinese society through empirical investigation, analyzes its latest semantic evolution and social evaluation, and tries to summarize the main features of the current Chinese people. The book also focuses on the three practical communities of state-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises, and party and government organs, reveals the appellation characteristics of the corresponding groups, and puts forward some appellation planning suggestions. This book can be used as a reference for graduate students and researchers in sociolinguistics, and is also suitable for readers interested in topics such as Chinese appellation, language and society.