Between concrete and abstract: the Malaysian Chinese way of naming dishes

• Main Authors: Lam, Kai Chee, Ng, Man-Ling, Radina, Mohamad Deli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2018
• Subjects: PI Oriental languages and literatures; PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20094/1/Between%20concrete.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20094/; http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/journal/40636; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40636-018-0119-4
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

The Chinese pay considerable attention to the naming of dishes. While coming up with a well-prepared cuisine is considered as an artwork, giving it a suitable name is no different from adding the touch that brings a work of art to life. In naming a dish, the community utilizes its linguistic and non...