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List of Tables 1 Sample Novels 228 2 Number of Chinese Characters in the Ten Novels 229 3 The Density of Vulgar Expressions 229 4 The Distribution of Vulgar Expressions over the Functional Varieties 230 5 The Distribution of Vulgar Expressions by Sex 230 6 The Distribution of Vulgar Expressions According to Type of Speaker 231 7 The Distribution of Vulgar Expressions According to Targets of Abuse 232 8 The Density of Ideological Expressions 234 9 The Distribution of Ideological Expressions by Character 234 10 Eighty,two High,frequency Ideological Items 236 11 Quotations From Mao 240 12 The Density of Idioms, Proverbs, Xiehouyu and Classical Verse Segments 241 13 The Distribution of Idioms in Narration/Description and Dialogue/Monologue 242 14 The Distribution of Idioms by Character 242 15 Number of Chinese Characters in the Sample Pages of the Ten Novels 244 16 The Density of 'Bookish' and 'Colloquial' 244 17 The Density of Dialectal Expressions 245 x • List of Tables 18 The Density of Military Words and Expressions 19 General Comparison of the Twelve Categories between the Two Groups 20 Number of Words by the Main Heroes 245 246 246 ...

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