Language Change and Morphological Processes in Contemporary Chinese: The Case of 健康码 (Health QR Code)

The Chinese language has witnessed remarkable changes in the past several decades, marked by a rapid rise of new words, frequent innovation of pseudo-affixes, and a notable increase in word length. By analyzing the creation, spread, and expansion of the new word 健康码 <i>Jiankang-ma</i> “h...

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Main Authors: Yun Xiao, Yi Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/2/123