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Dr Feng-yuan Ji

School of Languages and Cultures; Chinese

Fields of Research

  • Pragmatics and critical discourse analysis
  • Chinese politics and society
  • Sociolinguistics (particularly China)
  • Cognitive linguistics
  • Media Studies
  • Social psychology

Researcher Summary

Research focuses on the relationship between language, politics and society in China since 1949.

Subject Area: Disciplines


Publications


  • Ji, F.Y., Lin, J.H. and Bouterey, S. (Ed.) (2011) Cultural Interactions and Interpretations in a Global Age. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. 240pp. (Edited Book)
  • Ji, F.Y. and Bouterey, S. (2011) Introduction. In F.Y. Ji, J.H. Lin, and S. Bouterey (Ed.), Cultural Interactions and Interpretations in a Global Age: 7-16. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Ji, F.Y. (2011) Language, State and Society in Post-Mao China: Continuity and Change. In E. Andrews (Ed.), Legacies of Totalitarian Language in the Discourse Culture of the Post-Totalitarian Era: The Case of Eastern Europe, Russia, and China: 183-208. Maryland: Lexington Books. (Chapter in Book)
  • Ji, F.Y. (2011) Linguistic Engineering in Hu Jintao's China: The Case of the 'Maintain Advancedness' Campaign. In A-M. Brady (Ed.), China's Thought Management: 90-103. London: Routledge. (Chapter in Book)
  • Ji, F.Y. (2011) Marxism in a global age: Russian and Soviet influences on Chinese communism 1917-76. In F.Y. Ji, J.H. Lin and S. Bouterey (Ed.), Cultural Interactions and Interpretations in a Global Age: 49-67. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. http://www.cup.canterbury.ac.nz/new/. (Chapter in Book)
  • Ji, F.Y. (2009) Linguistic Engineering in Hu Jintao's China: The Case of the 'Maintain Advancedness' Campaign. Sydney, Australia: Chinese Studies Association of Australia Conference 2009 (CSAA), 9-11 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Ji, F.Y. (2009) Local Perceptions versus the Global Gaze: Chinese Official Discourses versus Western Discourses on the Xinjiang Riot. Beidaihe, China: East and West Meets in Literature and Culture: Fourth International Forum on Globalization, 26-29 Aug 2009. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Ji, F.Y. (2008) Soviet Influences on Chinese Communism 1949-1976: Imitation, Adaptation and Transcendence. Christchurch, New Zealand: Cultural Interactions and Interpretations in a Global Age, 25-26 Aug 2008. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Ji, F.Y. (2006) Linguistic Engineering in Contemporary China. Tianjin, China: International Colloquium on New Discourses in Contemporary China, 8-10 Apr 2006. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Ji, F. (2006) The Sapir/Whorf Hypothesis and Linguistic Engineering. In J. Lin, K. Henshall and H. Xiao (Ed.), Ethnic Identities and Linguistic Expressions: Languages, Literatures and Cultural Interaction in an Age of Globalization: 218-234. Beijing: People's Literary Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Ji, F. (2004) Language and Violence during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. American Journal of Chinese Studies 11(2): 93-117. (Journal Article)
  • Ji, F. (2004) Linguistic Engineering in Mao's China: The Case of English Language Teaching. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies 6(1): 83-99. (Journal Article)
  • Ji, F. (2004) Linguistic Engineering: Language and Politics in Mao's China. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 350pp. (Authored Book)
  • Ji, Fengyuan. (1998) Language and Politics during the Chinese Cultural Revolution: A Study in Linguistic Engineering. PhD, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Ji, F., Kuiper, K. and Shu, X. (1990) Language and Revolution: Formulae of the Cultural Revolution. Language in Society 19(1): 61-79. (Journal Article)