Chinglish: Found In Translation

Author: Oliver Lutz Radtke

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Price : 14.99 AUD
ISBN : 9781423603351
Publisher : Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Imprint : Gibbs M. Smith Inc
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Weight (g) : 0.245
Publication date : 01 September 2007
Dimensions : 190mm X 135mm X 11mm
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Dewey classification : 427.00952
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"Chinglish" offers a humorous and insightful look at misuses of the English language in Chinese street signs, products, and advertising. A long-standing favourite of English speaking tourists and visitors, "Chinglish" is now quickly becoming a cultural relic: preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese government is determined to wipe out incorrect English usage.

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"As China opens up to tourism, more and more signs have to be translated into English. But as these hilarious examples prove, something is usually lost in the translation."