Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary in a patriotic slogan

Language Log 2018-11-12

Summary:

Poster in Saigon: (Source) Communist flag with a nationalist message, "FIRMLY PROTECT THE OWNERSHIP OF VIETNAMESE SEA AND ISLANDS." This is outside a community education center. Among the classes and lectures advertised on the banner is a talk on "GENDER EDUCATION." Eric Henry points out that, of the ten words in the slogan, seven are […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

11/12/2018, 17:24

Date published:

11/12/2018, 15:47