Cross-strait Variations on Two Near-synonymous Loanwords xie2shang1 and tan2pan4: A Corpus-based Comparative Study

Yueyue Huang, Chu-Ren Huang

This study attempts to investigate cross-strait variations on two typical synonymous loanwords in Chinese, i.e. xie2shang1 and tan2pan4, drawn on MARVS theory. Through a comparativ…