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 […]