'Involution' (neijuan) 22 July 2024
This essay discusses a catchword 'neijuan', which originated in scholarly discourse but has seen a dramatic increase in everyday usage to describe the intense pressure and competition in educational and work environments in China.
SAVANT project launches open-source lexicon repository 12 July 2024
‘China and the West’ 11 July 2024
This post unpacks the increasingly used phrase 'China and the West', highlighting ongoing anxieties, complex relationships, and persistent preconceptions of differences between the two, despite efforts to foster understanding.
PhD awarded to Dave Kenneth Tayao Cayado 1 July 2024
PhD student Sora Yin gives talk at LAHP Research Day 1 July 2024
The impact of lexical bundle length on L2 oral proficiency 1 July 2024
Research published into lexical bundle length, employing oral language data collected on the QMUL Pre-sessional programme.
'Cutting off a Kidney' 28 June 2024
In the context of post-COVID regulation on international mobility for Chinese nationals, Dr Tang Ling examines the catchphrase 'cutting off a kidney', adopted in various media to fuel a narrative and moral panic about a dangerous Southeast Asia.
Digital Mapping of Chinese Catchwords 17 June 2024
With a view to initiating this blog on Chinese catchwords, this essay outlines a few contextual and methodological issues in relation to studying catchwords and catchphrases from a media studies perspective.
Keywords and Catchwords: Notes from China 17 June 2024
Wang Yusu explains what 'catchwords' and 'keywords' mean in relation to Chinese Internet subcultures, and gives an overview of sources and disciplinary approaches.
14 June 2024