Gunn, Edward M.2012-07-022012-07-02c2006http://hdl.handle.net/10125/23077Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-250) and index.Acknowledgments -- A Note on Romanizations. -- List of Maps and Illustrations. -- Introduction. -- (Im)pure Culture in Hong Kong. -- Polyglot Pluralism and Taiwan. -- Guilty Pleasures on the Mainland Stage and in Broadcast Media. -- Inadequacies Explored: Mainland Fiction and Film. -- Concluding Note. -- Bibliography. -- Film, Video, and Audio Sources. -- List of Maps and Illustrations -- 1. Map 1: Sinitic (Han) Languages. -- 2. Map 2: Locations Cited in the Text. -- 3. Illustrated Romance and Pornography in HongKong. -- 4. From the novel Diary of an Ordinary Guy. -- 5. Mcmug Cartoon Series. -- 6. The Hong Kong Film Cageman. -- 7. "The Taste of Apples" in the Taiwan Film Sandwichman. -- 8. The Taiwan Telenovela Love. -- 9. "The Violent Protest of Damao City" by Song Zelai. -- 10. A Taiwan Media Public Service Message. -- 11. Print Media Featuring Regional News Using Local Language. -- 12. The Mainland Docu-drama "The Black Ashtree." -- 13. Maoge Cartoon Series and the playscript for Joyful Loss from Chonqing. -- 14. The Film Blush. -- 15. The Novel The Prurient Earth by Lao Cun.Table of contents also available via World Wide Webix, 261 p. ill., maps 24 cmen-USLanguage and culture -- ChinaLanguage and culture -- TaiwanPopular culture -- ChinaPopular culture -- TaiwanRendering the regional : local language in contemporary Chinese media