Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023, 6(20); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2023.062001.
Yanyun Zhang
Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
Based on Leege’s version, this paper makes detailed analysis of the foreign transmission of the cultural symbol “Li” with memetic perspective .With qualitative analysis method, this paper gives an exploration into foreign transmission stages of cultural symbols “Li”, based on the memetic foreign dissemination schema proposed by the author. Then the explanation of why the resymbolized memes “propriety” can be successfully perceived by Western readers is presented.
memetic, resymbolization, cultural symbol
Yanyun Zhang. Memetic Study of Transimission of Cultural Symbol “LI” in English World. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 20: 1-6. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.062001.
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